Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Dawson and the Light of Knowledge 3
5. Nova Scotia Roots 15
6. So Many "Opportunities of doing good" 26
7. A Real Horse Race 38
8. "Good results in store" 53
9. "Stand by and grumble" 73
10. "None knew him but to love him" 91
11. "One of the deepest mortifications of my scientific life" 107
12. A Mission of Popularization 119
13. "A quiet middle course" 136
14. Nova Scotia Revisited 149
15. "Mighty trees from small saplings grow" 165
16. Putting Montreal on the Scientific Map 180
17. Toward International Science 190
18. No More Toil 204
19. Notes 213
20. Index 269