Cover Page -- The Wages of Sickness -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Patchwork Protection -- 2 Crafting a Solution to the Sickness Problem -- 3 A Dose of Prussianism -- 4 The Worst Insult to the Greatest Profession -- 5 Moneyed Interests -- 6 The House of Labor Divided -- 7 Insuring Maternity -- 8 The Politics of Defeat -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Series.