Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps and Illustrations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. A War of Words 9
6. 2. Town and Crown 29
7. 3. Smugglers and Mobs 57
8. 4. Imperial Spaces 77
9. 5. Settling In 105
10. 6. Provocations 133
11. 7. Uncertain Outcomes 159
12. 8. Four Trials 187
13. 9. Contested Meanings 221
14. 10. A Usable Past 257
15. Appendix. Eyewitness Accounts 287
16. Abbreviations 297
17. Notes 301
18. Acknowledgments 341
19. Illustration Credits 347
20. Index 349