Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Author's Note xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Justice and Order: The Legal Setting 8
8. 2. The Struggle for Constitutional Reform, 1784-1792 35
9. 3. From Promise to Paranoia: The Impact of the Early French Revolution, 1789-1793 56
10. 4. The Security Danger, 1793-1798 76
11. 5. The Garrison Mentality 104
12. 6. The Garrison Mentality and the Administration of Criminal Justice, 1794-1797 116
13. 7. The Trial of David McLane, 1797 139
14. 8. War's End and Ethnic Breakdown 171
15. 9. The Shadow of Napoleon in Lower Canada, 1803-1811 193 193
16. 10. The Garrison Finds Its Leader: Security and the Governorship of Sir James Craig, 1807-1811 213
17. 11. Craig's 'Reign of Terror', 1810-1811 228
18. Conclusions 247
19. Abbreviations 263
20. Notes 265
21. Select Bibliography 333
22. Index 349
23. Picture Credits and Sources 358
24. Backmatter 360