3. A Merry Party and Serious Business

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Maps and Tables viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Prologue: First Impressions xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I
8. 1. In the Streets of the Cities 23
9. 2. Conquest and Colony 47
10. Part II
11. 3. A Merry Party and Serious Business 71
12. 4. Strawberry Parties and Habits of Industry 100
13. Part III
14. 5. The Quest of the ‘‘Personas Decentes’’ 137
15. 6. The Quest of the Contributing Citizens 154
16. Part IV
17. 7. Working on Dead Man’s Rock 183
18. 8. ‘‘To Become the Unfortunate Tenants of Your Alms House’’ 205
19. Conclusion 233
20. Notes 241
21. Bibliography 289
22. Index 313