Table of Contents
Arthurdale from 1933 to 1947 vii
Acronyms Used in the Book ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The Damnedest Cesspool of Human Misery 19
Chapter 2 The Angel of Arthurdale Arrives 55
Chapter 3 The Defi nition of Insanity 71
Chapter 4 We Lucky Few 91
Chapter 5 "Spending Money . . . Like Drunken Sailors" 107
Chapter 6 The Darkening of the Light 125
Chapter 7 "A Human Experiment Station" 151
Chapter 8 At Long Last, Arcadia 179
Epilogue: To the Victor, the Spoils 193
Acknowledgments 215
Notes 219
Bibliography 275
About the Author 285
Index 287