A city in the making: aspects of Calcutta's early growth

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Introduction p.9, Section One: Around The Old Fort, Just Another Village p.35, A Citadel Hemmed In p.51, The Town Surveyed p.70, A Wayward River p.79, Natives Dig A Ditch p.105, An Influx Of People p.117, The Early Roads p.129, An Infirm Hospital p.146, Section Two: The Town Spreads Itself ,Esplanade Row Takes Shape p.161, Ground For Houses p.175, The Strand Road p.191, Forming The Esplanade p.206, Sprucing Up Chowringhee p.220, The Dharamtala Bazar p.249, The Polhill Bungalow p.261 The Jagannath Sarkar Case p.283, Temple On The Maidan p.299,The Jorabagan Dispute p.309, The Vwyattgunje' Controversy p.336,The Limits Of Calcutta p.356, Assault On the Ditch p.371,Section Three: A Time for Planning, The Stage Is Set p.387, A Fire-Fighting Exercise p.408, Private Property On A Pedestal p.419, Funds and Other Projects p.427,. Cleaning up the Town p.448, The Lottery Route p.471, Minto Gives a Push p.483, A Flurry of Proposals p.497, Birth of a Canal p.508, Moira Prepares the Ground p.516, Epilogue p.531, Glossary p.535, Acknowledgements ... p.539, Selected Bibliography p.540, Photo Credits p.544.