Preface to the New Edition
Prologue: New York City, Winter 1951–52
Note on Usage
1. Young Will, 1861–77
2. Call to Greatness, 1878–84
3. “Riel’s Secretary,” 1884–85
4. The Trial, the Lunatic Asylum, and Exile, 1885–86
5. Jackson becomes Jaxon, 1886–89
6. Chicago’s “Long-Haired Child of Destiny,” 1890–96
7. Honoré in Love, 1897–1907
8. Return of the “Native” Son, 1907–09
9. Crescendo, 1910–18
10. Becoming a Capitalist, 1919–34
11. Light, Storm, and Shadow, 1935–45
12. The Descent, New York City, 1946–52
Conclusion: The Summing Up
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Endnotes
A Short Bibliography
Index