Introduction                                                                  7

Chapter 1: Defining the Cane                                      11

What is in a Name?                                                    11

Defining the Parts                                                     11

Folk Art or Formai Sticks?                                          17

Canes by Historic Period                                           20

Handles                                                                     20

Collars                                                                      23

Ferrules                                                                     23

Formai Cane Etiquette                                               23

Chapter 2: The Face and Form of Humanity                 25

Chapter 3: The World Around Us.

Flora and Fauna on a Stick                                          55

Chapter 4: From the Sea and the Sand                         89

Scrimshaw Canes                                                      89

Glass Canes                                                               98

Chapter 5: A Stick for Almost Everything,

and Almost Everything in a Stick                               101

Gadget Canes                                                         101

For the Common Defense. Weapons in Canes           160

Chapter 6: Remember My Platform, This Place,

These People, and Me                                              197

Remember My Platform                                          199

Remember This Place These People.                        207

Remember Me                                                         224

Endnotes                                                                  241

Bibliography                                                            245

Index                                                                       246

Values Reference                                                    250

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