Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue: Voyage 1
4. Chapter 1. The Assumption of Risk 7
5. Chapter 2. The Perils of the Seas 21
6. Chapter 3. The Actuarial Science of Freedom 60
7. Chapter 4. The Failure of the Freedman’s Bank 104
8. Chapter 5. Betting the Farm 150
9. Chapter 6. Fraternity in the Age of Capital 191
10. Chapter 7. Trading the Future 231
11. Chapter 8. The Trust Question 264
12. Epilogue: Freaks of Fortune 308
13. Appendix: Tables 319
14. Notes 325
15. Acknowledgments 395
16. Index 399