INDEX

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. MASTERED BY THE FURNACE 13
6. PART ONE. IRON AND EMPIRE: THE COLONIAL ERA
7. 2. MOLDING MEN 43
8. 3. PASSAGES THROUGH THE LEDGERS 68
9. 4. THE BEST POOR MAN'S COUNTRY 100
10. PART TWO. IRON AND NATION: THE EARLY REPUBLIC
11. 5. INDUSTRIAL SLAVERY DOMESTICATED 139
12. 6. MANUFACTURING FREE LABOR 178
13. CONCLUSION 219
14. ABBREVIATIONS FOR SELECTED ARCHIVES, MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS, AND SERIAL PUBLICATIONS 227
15. NOTES 231
16. INDEX 269