Intro -- Introduction -- The Birth of Boosterism, 1718-1844 -- Boosterism Derailed, 1845-1861 -- Reconstructing Consensus, 1861-1880 -- Main Plaza: Heart of the Booster City -- Ignoring Opportunities, 1879-1895 -- Creating a Booster Machine, 1895-1914 -- Bronze, Not Gold, 1900-1930 -- Boosters and Slums in the 1930s -- Frugality Restored, 1930-1951 -- The Political Economy of Military City, 1951-1971 -- Boosters and Suburbanization -- Meltdown, 1968-1974 -- A Vulnerable Unity, 1974-1991 -- Afterword: On Becoming a Creative City, 1991-2017 -- Appendix: 1850s Land Transactions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments and Credits -- Index.