Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I. 1783–1815
5. 1. Crossings and Dwellings 15
6. 2. The Widow, the Missionary, and the Prostitute 51
7. Part II. 1815–1840
8. 3. The New Missionary Field 81
9. 4. Practicing Faith through Reading and Writing 113
10. 5. Free Churches and the Limits of Reform 145
11. Part III. 1840–1860
12. 6. Perfection and the Antebellum Urban Evangelical Woman 181
13. 7. Moving Uptown 219
14. Conclusion 251
15. Acknowledgments 257
16. Appendix 261
17. Abbreviations 279
18. Notes 281
19. Index 329