Foreword . . vii
Acknowledgments . . xi
Chronology . . xiii
Introduction . . 3

Chapter One - THE AMBITIOUS YOUNG CARPENTER . . 13
Chapter Two - HAYES . . 43
Chapter Three - CAPTAIN WILLIAM NICHOLS, STATE ARCHITECT OF NORTH CAROLINA . . 61
Chapter Four - THE STATE HOUSE IN RALEIGH . . 101
Chapter Five - ALABAMA . . 123
Chapter Six - LOUISIANA . . 173
Chapter Seven - THE MISSISSIPPI STATE CAPITOL AND THE OFFICE OF STATE ARCHITECT . . 185
Chapter Eight - "... ENTIRE MASTER OF His PROFESSION" . . 231

Epilogue . . 269
Notes . . 283
Bibliography . . 313
Index . . 323