Preface

Thursday, May 25, 1854

Grappling

Friday, May 26

The Jerry Rescue

Martin Stowell

Strategies

Black Boston

Eclipse

Faneuil Hall

The Battle at the Court House Door

Aftermath

For Sale

Anthony Burns

Saturday, May 27

Autopsy

Law

Extemporized Scripture

The Curtii

Lewis Hayden

Not for Sale

Monday, May 29

Monday Session

Claimant Rests

The Defense Opens

Richard Hildreth

Money

Tuesday, May 30

Treason

Politics and Force

Dana's Argument

Thomas' Argument

Conspiracy

Bad Friday : June 2

The Cortège

Going Home

Republicans

Carried Back

Know-Nothings

Catholics and Anti-Catholics

Walt Whitman

Emerson's Pulpit (Whitsunday)

If We Feel Not

Fourth of July

Letters from Hell

Trials

Endings

An Emersonian Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Albert J. von Frank is Professor of English and American Studies at Washington State University.