Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE: An Escape Clause: Farm Tenancy and the Household Economy -- TWO: Split Rails and a Sorrel Horse: Managing Debt through Household Production -- THREE: The New North Star: The Quest for a Farm -- FOUR: Building Up the People: The Struggle over Church and School -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.