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Frontmatter (page N/A)
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PART ONE: SCIENCE IN A NEW WORLD, 1846-1861 (page 1)
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1. Prologue: The Lay of the Land (page 3)
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2. The European Model (page 7)
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3. A Procession of Pilgrims (page 14)
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4. Agassiz's Boston: The City in Science (page 29)
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5. Agassiz's America: The Geography of Science (page 43)
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6. Science, American Style: Targets of Opportunity (page 64)
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7. Becoming a Scientist (page 75)
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8. Being a Scientist (page 94)
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PART TWO: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND A RISING PEOPLE, 1846-1861 (page 113)
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9. Science and Technology in the Public Mind (page 115)
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10. The Wherewithal of Science (page 135)
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11. The Technological Connection (page 150)
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12. The Public Purse (page 166)
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13. Bache and Maury, Barons of Bureaucracy (page 171)
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14. The Smithsonian, Seedbed of Science (page 187)
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15. Soldiers, Sailors, and Scientists (page 201)
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PART THREE: THE GOVERNANCE OF SCIENCE, 1846-1861 (page 215)
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16. Bache and Company, Architects of American Science (page 217)
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7. Support without Strings (page 225)
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18. Communication and Conflict (page 240)
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19. Liberty and Union: The American Association (page 251)
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PART FOUR: WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (page 269)
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20. Science and the Shock of War (page 271)
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21. War and the Structure of Science (page 287)
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22. "Small Potatoes": Science and Technology in Arms (page 306)
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23. Many Mansions: The House of Postwar Science (page 313)
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24. The New Education (page 326)
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25. Taking Stock (page 339)
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26. Epilogue: The Last of the Lazzaroni (page 357)
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Appendix: A Note on Quantitative Statements (page 363)
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Source Notes (page 365)
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Manuscript Sources Cited (page 421)
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Other Sources Cited in More than One Chapter (page 425)
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Acknowledgments (page 433)
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Index (page 435)
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