Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. A Note on Currency, Units of Measure, and Terms xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 An Uncultivated Eden 17
8. 2 Fixing the Border 45
9. 3 From Bullets to Bureaucracy 63
10. 4 The Landscape of Production 87
11. 5 Scarce Labor and Unrealized Reform 117
12. 6 The Circulation of Codes and Commerce 141
13. Conclusion 167
14. Appendixes 175
15. Notes 179
16. Bibliography 241
17. Index 267