Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. List of Illustrations VII
4. Preface to the Paperback Edition IX
5. Acknowledgments XIX
6. Prologue: Nature's Highway to Market 1
7. 1. A Batture Laid Out for the Particular Use of the Public 19
8. 2. Human Genius, Organed with Machinery 50
9. 3. The Necropolis of the South 87
10. 4. Triumphs in the Cause of Advancement and Progress 119
11. 5. An Act of God 157
12. Epilogue: The Simple Needs of Automobiles 197
13. Notes 223
14. Works Cited 253
15. Index 273