Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword VII
3. Contents XI
4. Illustrations XIII
5. Introduction XV
6. I. Yankee Background 1
7. II. Growing Up 8
8. III. An Amherst Education 19
9. IV. Apprenticeship in Public Service 37
10. V. Transition to Power 61
11. VI. From State to Nation 80
12. VII. The Independent Commissioner 96
13. VIII. The Prosperity Era 126
14. IX. “Valuation is Vexation” 153
15. X. Problems and Policies 166
16. XI. Federal Coordinator of Transportation 180
17. XII. The Coordinator’s Task and Achievements 211
18. XIII. Eastman and the New Deal 245
19. XIV. The Last Big Job 270
20. XV. The End of the Road 297
21. XVI. The Measure of a Man 312
22. Index 345