Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: A Bridge to Nowhere 1
5. Chapter One The Evanescent Freedoms of Life on a CPR Rail Gang 26
6. Chapter Two The Family Gothic 43
7. Chapter Three Clothing of Piety, Clothing of Poverty: Object Lessons and the Poverty Narratives of Women 70
8. Chapter Four Landscapes of Memory and a Lonely Nature 101
9. Chapter Five Unravelling 119
10. Notes 139
11. Works Cited 157
12. Index 169