Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. 1. IN THE BEGINNING 1
5. 2. FATHER AND SON 9
6. 3. A POET AT PRINCETON 14
7. 4. ECHOES IN THE WIND 21
8. 5. THE LAW OF NATURE 29
9. 6. THE MUSE OF LIBERTY 36
10. 7. THE STUDY OF NOTHING 45
11. 8. REVOLT INTO REVOLUTION 54
12. 9. WHAT IS A REBEL? 62
13. 10. THE MASK OF BEAUTY 79
14. 11. SOLDIER AND SEAMAN 92
15. 12. A PRISONER OF THE BRITISH 105
16. 13. GOD-ATTENDING STAR 116
17. 14. THE FRUITS OF VICTORY 124
18. 15. THE POET AS POSTAL CLERK 139
19. 16. CAPTAIN PHILIP FRENEAU 146
20. 17. HONEYSUCKLE AND OTHER DELUSIONS 158
21. 18. NEPTUNE AND CLIO 168
22. 19. SILKEN BANDS—AND OTHERS 182
23. 20. TRIUMVIRATE 197
24. 21. THE NATIONAL GAZETTE 209
25. 22. THE ISSUE OF DEMOCRACY 223
26. 23. OPEN UP THE DOORS! 235
27. 24. OLD FRIENDS AND NEW FOES 246
28. 25. FEVER AND FAILURE 262
29. 26. TREATIES AND TRAITORS 275
30. 27. THE TIME-PIECE 286
31. 28. MEN AND PORCUPINES 298
32. 29. THE REIGN OF TERROR 316
33. 30. THE TURNING OF THE TIDE 335
34. 32. MAN SHALL BE FREE 367
35. 33. REAP THE HARVEST 383
36. 34. WAY OF ALL FLESH 394
37. 35. THE OLD—AND THE NEW 404
38. 36. THE BOOK IS FINISHED 418
39. APPENDIX A Records of Deeds and Mortgages in Hall of Records, Monmouth County, Freehold, New Jersey 433
40. APPENDIX B Legal Dockets of Actions for Debts 435
41. BIBLIOGRAPHY 437
42. INDEX 461