The Empire of Necessity

Contents

Introduction 1??

Part I: Fast Fish
? 1. Hawks Abroad 13
? 2. More Liberty 22
? 3. A Lion without a Crown 31
? 4. Body and Soul 38
? 5. A Conspiracy of Lifting and Throwing 49

Interlude: I Never Could Look at Death without a Shudder 54??

Part II: A Loose Fish
? 6. A Suitable Guide to Bliss 61
? 7. The Levelling System 72
? 8. South Sea Dreams 78??

Interlude: Black Will Always Have Something Melancholy in It 91??

Part III: The New Extreme
? 9. The Skin Trade 97
? 10. Falling Man 106
? 11. The Crossing 112
? 12. Diamonds on the Soles of Their Feet 117?

Interlude: Heaven's Sense 123??

Part IV: Further
? 13. Killing Seals 131
? 14. Isolatos 142
? 15. A Terrific Sovereignty 150
? 16. Slavery Has Grades 160??

Interlude: A Merry Repast 166??

Part V: If God Wills
? 17. Night of Power 171
? 18. The Story of the San Juan 182
? 19. Mohammed's Cursed Sect 186??

Interlude: Abominable, Contemptible Hayti 197??

Part VI: Who Aint a Slave?
? 20. Desperation 203
? 21. Deception 211
? 22. Retribution 219
? 23. Conviction 224??

Interlude: The Machinery of Civilization 234??

Part VII: General Average
? 24. Lima, or The Law of General Average 239
? 25. The Lucky One 249
? 26. Undistributed 254??

Epilogue: Herman Melville's America 265?
A Note on Sources and Other Matters 275?
Archives Consulted 293?
Notes 297?
Acknowledgments 343?
Illustrations Credits 347?
Index 349