Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. TABLES ix
4. FIGURES xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. Part I OWNERSHIP Possessing the Built Environment
7. Chapter 1 THE GENS DE COULEUR LIBRES’ ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY 24
8. Chapter 2 THE RAMIFICATIONS OF USE AND LOCATION 54
9. Part II ENGAGEMENT Forming and Transforming the Built Environment
10. Chapter 3 THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE DOLLIOLE AND SOULIÉ FAMILIES 78
11. Chapter 4 “UNCOMMON INDUSTRY” Gens de Couleur Libres Builders in Antebellum New Orleans 118
12. Chapter 5 “RAISED TO THE TRADE” Building Practices of Gens de Couleur Libres Builders in Antebellum New Orleans 141
13. Chapter 6 THE STATUS QUO French, Creole, and Anglo Builders and Architects in Antebellum New Orleans 156
14. Part III ENTREPRENEURSHIP Controlling the Built Environment
15. Chapter 7 MONEY, POWER, AND STATUS IN THE BUILDING TRADES 196
16. CONCLUSION 213
17. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 222
18. NOTES 226
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 272
20. INDEX 290