Contents

Significant Events

Chapter One: The Age of Franklin

Chapter Two: Breaking the Chain

Chapter Three: The Leather Apron Men

Chapter Four: Useful Knowledge

Chapter Five: Sense and Sensibility

Chapter Six: Dead and Useless Languages

Chapter Seven: Knowledge and Rebellion

Chapter Eight: The Mechanics of Revolution

Epilogue: Manufacturing America

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Plate Section

A Note on the Author

By the Same Author