Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. Warts and All 1
5. Chapter One. Violence, American Style 17
6. Chapter Two. Frontier Vigilance Committees 39
7. Chapter Three. Southern Lynch Mobs 62
8. Chapter Four. Militant Abolitionists 91
9. Conclusion. A Nation of People or Laws 110
10. Sources Cited 119
11. Index 133