Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction ix
4. Introduction to the 2009 Edition xxix
5. Preface To Sir Joseph Pope’s Confederation 1895 xlix
6. Abbreviations lii
7. Documents
8. The Reaction of the Colonial Office to the Canadian Initiative of 1858 1
9. The Attitude of the Colonial Office, 1859-1864 29
10. The Charlottetown Conference, September, 1864 32
11. Preparation for the Quebec Conference, September-October, 1864 50
12. The Quebec Conference, October, 1864 55
13. The Reaction to the Quebec Resolutions, October, 18 64-September, 1865 166
14. Preparation for the London Conference, July-December, 1866 179
15. The London Conference, December, 1866 201
16. The Framing of the British North America Act, January-March, 1867 230
17. Select Bibliography 339
18. Imperial Statesmen and Colonial Governors, 1858-1868 352
19. Note on the Editor 354
20. Index 355