Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Early Montreal 1642-1817 1
4. Hopes Raised by Steam 11
5. Nineteenth-Century Montreal 18
6. Municipal Government 24
7. On the Eve of Confederation 29
8. Montreal and Confederation 36
9. Across the Continent and Beyond 46
10. O God! o Montreal! 59
11. The Post-Confederation City 73
12. “The City Below the Hill” 85
13. Municipal Government 96
14. Transport, Communications, Power 103
15. The Era of Consolidation 112
16. The Early Twentieth Century 122
17. 1914 and Afterwards 136
18. Prosperity Depression War 151
19. The Great Transformation 174
20. Notes to Chapters 198
21. A Note Regarding Sources 208
22. Index 210