| List of Illustrations | p. ix | |
| Preface to the Paperback Edition | p. xi | |
| Preface | p. xxi | |
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| Poland, Chicago, and the New Economic System | p. 15 | |
| Working and Living in Packingtown: Back of the Yards, 1890-1914 | p. 43 | |
| Working and Living in Steel City: South Chicago, 1890-1914 | p. 82 | |
| Remaking the Polish Village: The Communal Response | p. 111 | |
| Defending the Polish Village: The Extracommunal Response | p. 158 | |
| Years of Crisis, 1918-1922 | p. 206 | |
| Conclusion | p. 258 | |
| Notes | p. 263 | |
| Index | p. 289 |