Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-384) and index.
Introduction -- Reconstruction, ruins, and revival: 1864-1872 -- Depression, neo-Confederates, fevers, society, and labor: 1873-1891 -- Murder, a strike, a swindle, and a boycott: 1892-1915 -- World War I, boom, bust, and a New Deal: 1916-1941 -- From World War II to Rousaki's last term: 1942-1991 -- From Susan Weiner to Edna Jackson: 1992-2015 -- Conclusion