Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. A River with Attitude: The Empire of the St. Lawrence, Donald Creighton, and the History of Canada vii
4. Preface to the Re-issue [1956] xvii
5. Preface xix
6. PART I. THE FIRST UNITY OF THE ST. LAWRENCE
7. I. The Economy of the North 1
8. II. The Merchants' Political Programme 22
9. III. Canada and the American Revolution 56
10. PART II. TRANSITION IN THE REGION OF THE LOWER LAKES
11. IV. First Consequences of 1783 87
12. V. The Rise of the New Staple Trades 116
13. VI. The Clash with the French Canadians 143
14. VII. The End of the Fur Trade 175
15. PART III. THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SECOND COMMERCIAL EMPIRE
16. VIII. The Failure of the Union 205
17. IX. The Reform of the Old Colonial System 231
18. X. Commerce versus Agriculture 255
19. XI. Breakdown 288
20. XII. The Last Recovery 321
21. XIII. Final Collapse 349
22. Bibliographical Note 387
23. Notes 391
24. Index 421