Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Illustrations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. I. A Policy of Protection 13
7. II. The Behring Sea Dispute 42
8. III. Tupper, Chamberlain, and the Americans 63
9. IV. An International Dispute Disrupts Imperial Amity 91
10. V. The Rise of Continentalism 125
11. VI. Response of the Parties 161
12. VII. Problems of Consolidation and Expansion of Trade 212
13. VIII. The Rejection of Continentalism 242
14. IX. The Alaska Boundary 281
15. X. Reconciliation 323
16. XI. Self-Confidence Triumphs Over International Amity 352
17. XII. An Expression of Canadian National Sentiment 402
18. Bibliography 411
19. Index 425