Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. I Why the Log Cabin? 3
7. II. Definitions and Dialectic 9
8. III. Social Implications 57
9. IV. Newfoundland to Massachusetts Bay 64
10. V. Plymouth to Pennsylvania 101
11. VI. Virginia and her Neighbors 127
12. VII. Origin and Spread of the Log House 163
13. VIII. The Log Cabin Myth: A Comedy of Errors 186
14. IX. Conclusion 209
15. Index 217