Introduction: Embracing the ambiguities of an uncertain age
Poor New Orleans! 1861-1862
The dawning of new realities: 1862-1865
Homecomings and personal reconstructions: 1865-1868
Carpetbagger prince: 1869-1872
Lessons of the street: 1872-1873
Caste and conflict: 1873-1874
The redeemer's carnival: 1874-1877
The season of redeemer discontent: 1878-1886
A hard-handed stability: 1886-1898
Conclusion: Reconsidering the lessons of Reconstruction.
