Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Half Breed 9
6. 2. This Mr. Davis 31
7. 3. Flattered and Courted 54
8. 4. First Lady 80
9. 5. No Matter What Danger There Was 107
10. 6. Holocausts of Herself 128
11. 7. Run with the Rest 152
12. 8. Threadbare Great Folks 171
13. 9. Topic of the Day 190
14. 10. Crowd of Sorrows 209
15. 11. Fascinating Failures 227
16. 12. The Girdled Tree 245
17. 13. Delectable City 264
18. 14. Like Martha 283
19. 15. At Peace 306
20. Notes 315
21. A note on sources 393
22. Acknowledgments 395
23. Index 397