Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. A Note on Sources xxiii
6. 1. Beginnings 1
7. 2. Two Friends, One Bed 27
8. 3. Friendship 44
9. 4. Depression 59
10. 5. Sex and Prostitution 79
11. 6. Broken Engagement 91
12. 7. The Winter of Discontent 113
13. 8. Kentucky Bluegrass 128
14. 9. Homeward Bound 147
15. 10. A Vicarious Romance 164
16. 11. Mary Todd, Once Again 191
17. 12. The Crucible of Greatness 208
18. Conclusions: On Friendship 235
19. List of Abbreviations 247
20. Notes 249
21. Index 291