Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Preface ix
5. 1. The New York Character 1
6. 2. The Peoples of New York 25
7. 3. Provincial New York: Embryonic America 50
8. 4. Revolutionary Cockpit, 1763-1789 76
9. 5. The Rise of the Empire State, 1789-1825 96
10. 6. A Burgeoning Economy 118
11. 7. Mind and Spirit 147
12. 8. Upstate versus Downstate 180
13. 9. The Politics of Diversity 200
14. Suggestions for Further Reading 237
15. Notes 240
16. Index 247