Chronology of the Life and Legacy of Stephen Girard and His Philosopher Ships

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Dedication V
3. Contents IX
4. Abstract XIII
5. Preface 1
6. Chronology of the Life and Legacy of Stephen Girard and His Philosopher Ships 8
7. Introduction 10
8. Chapter 1 “The Architect of His Own Fortune”? 28
9. Chapter 2 Engaged Citizenship: Politics, Civic Work, and the War of 1812 64
10. Chapter 3 Self-Fashioning in the Early Republic: The Workingman’s Library and Decorative Arts of Stephen Girard’s Water Street Home and Counting House 91
11. Chapter 4 The Maturation of Reason: From Beyond the Grave, Stephen Girard Builds a Monument to American Civic Life 138
12. Conclusion 179
13. Acknowledgements 197
14. Bibliography
15. Subject and Author Index 223