Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction x
4. Chapter 1. Leaving the Republic 17
5. Chapter 2. Strange Dominion 38
6. Chapter 3. Free Soil 60
7. Chapter 4. Missing Persons 81
8. Chapter 5. Idea for a Continent 111
9. Chapter 6. Local Arrangements 134
10. Chapter 7. The Enormous Room 160
11. Chapter 8. Metastasis 190
12. Conclusion 219
13. Appendix 225
14. Notes 231
15. Acknowledgments 277
16. Index 279