| CHAPTER I | [The Great Proprietary Estates] |
| CHAPTER II | [The Sway of the Landgraves] |
| CHAPTER III | [The Rise of the Trading Class] |
| CHAPTER IV | [The Shipping Fortunes] |
| CHAPTER V | [The Shippers and Their Times] |
| CHAPTER VI | [Girard—The Richest of the Shippers] |
PART II
THE GREAT LAND FORTUNES
| CHAPTER I | [The Origin of Huge City Estates] |
| CHAPTER II | [The Inception of the Astor Fortune] |
| CHAPTER III | [The Growth of the Astor Fortune] |
| CHAPTER IV | [The Ramifications of the Astor Fortune] |
| CHAPTER V | [The Momentum of the Astor Fortune] |
| CHAPTER VI | [The Propulsion of the Astor Fortune] |
| CHAPTER VII | [The Climax of the Astor Fortune] |
| CHAPTER VIII | [Other Land Fortunes Considered] |
| CHAPTER IX | [The Field Fortune in Extenso] |
| CHAPTER X | [Further Vistas of the Field Fortune] |