Introduction
Life science: the agrarian origins of American sexuality
Town and country: country life and the nationalization of middle-class morality
Casual sex: homosociality, homosexuality, and the intinerant working poor
Community standards: village mentality and the queer eccentric
Camp life: the queer history of "manhood" in the Civilian Conservation Corps
Hard women: rural women and female masculinity
Conclusion: Mansfield, Ohio.