Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter iii
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction to the Carleton Library Edition xiii
4. Preface to the Original Edition xxv
5. The Patterns of the Continent 1
6. The Peoples and Their Rivalries, 1492–1763 14
7. Diversities under One Flag, 1763 32
8. The Grand Partition, 1763–1791 50
9. Oceanic and Continental Conflicts, 1783–1814 73
10. A New Alignment of Forces, 1815–1823 94
11. Sea, Forests, Waterways, 1815–1850 112
12. Pioneers and Democrats, 1815–1850 127
13. Free Trade, Reciprocity, Civil War, 1840–1865 150
14. Transcontinental Canada, 1865–1871 169
15. Cornerstone of Triune Understanding, 1871–1878 187
16. Westward the Course of Empire, 1850–1900 205
17. The Materials of a Triangle, 1896–1940 230
18. A Triangle Takes Form, 1880–1917 250
19. North American Withdrawal, 1918–1932 279
20. Maelstrom, 1932–1942 309
21. Bibliography* 337
22. Index 358
23. Note on the Author 378
24. The Carleton Library 379