Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: The Founding of Leland Stanford Junior University 1
5. PART ONE
6. 1 The Death of Mrs. Stanford 9
7. 2 The Poland Water Poisoning 20
8. 3 The Police Investigation 26
9. 4 The Honolulu Inquest 34
10. 5 The Stanford Party in Honolulu 46
11. PART TWO
12. 6 The Stanford Party Returns Home 61
13. 7 Bolstering Dr. Jordan's Diagnosis 70
14. 8 The Cases of Shorey and Humphris 79
15. 9 The Other Physicians 88
16. PART THREE
17. 10 Perpetuating the Myth 97
18. 11 Summing Up 102
19. APPENDIXES
20. APPENDIX 1 Dr. Shorey and the Experiment Station 111
21. APPENDIX 2 The "Ross Affair" 114
22. APPENDIX 3 Professor Julius Goebel 122
23. Notes 129
24. Select Bibliography 149
25. Index 157