Contents

1. Abbreviations    ix
2. Introduction: No Place Like Home    1
3. Chapter 1: Richmond (1809–1827)    13
4. Chapter 2: Baltimore (1827–1838)    40
5. Chapter 3: Philadelphia (1838–1844)    76
6. Chapter 4: New York (1844–1848)    119
7. Chapter 5: In Transit (1848–1849)    158
8. Acknowledgments    181
9. Notes    183
10. Index    201