Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. “So Great a Change in a Small Community” 1
6. “More Valuable to the Mother Country Than Any Other Province”: 10
7. “That Remote Part of the Province”: 28
8. “Those Townships Being the Frontier Places”: 44
9. “The Great Inconveniences of People in Those Remote Places”: 59
10. The Pine Tree Store: 91
11. “Kershaw & Co’s Store, … Where All Sorts of Produce Are Sold”: 120
12. “Camden’s Turrets Pierce the Skies”: 152
13. “In Consequence of the Above Order”: 184
14. “An Evil Genius about It”: 208
15. “To Promote and Enjoy the Blessings of Peace”: 240
16. “A New Generation and a New Town” 272
17. Notes 285
18. Bibliography 385
19. Index 419