Table of Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. List of Figures viii
4. List of Tables xi
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Preface to The Second, Expanded Edition xiii
7. Acknowledgements xviii
8. Introduction 1
9. Competing Cities: The Earlier Years 35
10. The First Compromise: Kingston 47
11. Montreal: The Paris of Canada 97
12. Perambulation and Frustration 129
13. Stalemate and Referral 155
14. The City Memorials 199
15. The Decision for Ottawa 241
16. Parliament Rejects Ottawa 265
17. Crisis Before Parliament Accepts Ottawa 285
18. Ottawa as Capital 329
19. Endnotes 347
20. Ridings in the Province of Canada 1841-1854,1854-1867 379
21. Index to the Documents 383