Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface xi
5. Old World Inheritance
6. Rumours of War, 1798 3
7. The Great Rising, 1798 20
8. Learning the Language of Life, 1803–23 33
9. Folds in Fortune, 1823–24 47
10. Trials of a Young Married Man, 1824–26 57
11. Family Pride, 1826–29 85
12. Mining a New Land
13. A Very Fast Start, 1829–30 101
14. Becoming an Immigrant Leader, 1831–33 116
15. A Real Winner, 1833–35 137
16. Local Hero, 1835–36 162
17. Loyalism Incarnate, 1836–38 175
18. Just Rewards
19. The Brass Ring, 1838–41 197
20. A Certain Bluff Humanity, 1841–44 213
21. A Fine Chance, 1844–48 224
22. The Black Flag, 1848–52 238
23. Big City, 1852–56 256
24. Recessional, 1856–76 270
25. The Gowan Legacy 293
26. A Note on Sources 299