Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PROLOGUE xi
4. A TRIBUTE TO ENSLAVED PEOPLE xv
5. METHODOLOGY xix
6. CAPTION AND FOOTNOTE ABBREVIATIONS xxiii
7. SIBLING GUIDE xxv
8. 1 A Sort of Waif, 1860–1873 1
9. 2 Mineralogy and Constitutional Law, 1874–1878 13
10. 3 Of the Best Families, 1878–1887 23
11. 4 To Nourish the Temperament, 1887–1893 33
12. 5 She Has a Halo, 1893–1895 41
13. 6 Norris vs. Norris, 1896–1898 49
14. 7 Beetles in Her Biscuits, 1898–1899 57
15. 8 Champagne or Skyrockets, 1899–1900 65
16. 9 A Wealthy Silk Merchant, 1900–1901 73
17. 10 Sisters of Misery, 1901 79
18. 11 Threat to Pretty Girl Novelist, 1902 89
19. 12 The Useless Tears, 1902–1903 101
20. 13 On the Rim of Manhattan, 1904–1906 107
21. 14 Those Were Hungry Days, 1906–1907 121
22. 15 That Great Uncertain Chasm, 1907–1909 129
23. 16 Dear Children, 1909–1910 139
24. 17 A Raggeder Edge than We, 1910–1913 159
25. 18 The Best in the Land, 1910–1913 171
26. 19 Lest They Fade from Affection’s Bliss, 1913–1914 191
27. 20 Land of the White Lilies, 1914 199
28. 21 To Break Through the Silence, 1914–2000s 209
29. 22 You Wouldn’t Believe What’s Going to Happen, 2018 Onward 219
30. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 231
31. APPENDICES 235
32. NOTES 241
33. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 267
34. INDEX 269