Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Population and the New World
6. Chapter 1. Population, Empire, and America 17
7. Chapter 2. Writing the Essay 54
8. Part II: New Worlds in the Essay, c. 1803
9. Chapter 3. New Holland 91
10. Chapter 4. The Americas 116
11. Chapter 5. The South Sea 146
12. Part III: Malthus and the New World, 1803–1834
13. Chapter 6. Slavery and Abolition 171
14. Chapter 7. Colonization and Emigration 201
15. Chapter 8. The Essay in New Worlds 237
16. Coda 276
17. Acknowledgments 285
18. Abbreviations 287
19. Notes 289
20. Bibliography 317
21. Index 345