Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. Chronology x
5. Prologue 1
6. One. Altoona Boyhood 10
7. Two. Anna and Chicago Reform 26
8. Three. Locust Years 67
9. Four. Mr. Ickes Goes to Washington 102
10. Five. Extending the Empire: PWA and the Forests 142
11. Six. Harold and the Men around Franklin Roosevelt 167
12. Seven. Warfare–Bureaucratic and Foreign 197
13. Epilogue 233
14. Notes 245
15. Index 259