Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Part I. Encounters
6. 1. Introduction: The Other American Culture 3
7. 2. The Valley 15
8. 3. Local Knowledge 27
9. 4. Local History 43
10. Part II. The Gospel of Work
11. 5. The Remingtons of Won 57
12. 6. The Remington Success 72
13. 7. The Remington Failure 82
14. Part III. The Corporate Regime
15. 8. Cultural Revolution 93
16. 9. The Gospel of Wealth 107
17. 10. Learning to Expect Hard Times 122
18. 11. Wealth against Commonwealth 143
19. Appendix 1. Theoretical and Methodological Orientations 159
20. Appendix 2. Local Historical Sources and Abbreviations 169
21. Notes 171
22. References 185
23. Index 195