Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface: The Chimera of Newfoundland History vii
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Part One: Setting and Context
6. Introduction 3
7. 1. Political Economy of the Resident Fishery 18
8. Part Two: The Household Fishery
9. 2. Fishing Households and Family Labour 37
10. 3. Household Agriculture 51
11. 4. Women in Household Production 64
12. Part Three: Fishing People and Merchants
13. 5. The Legal Regime of the Fishery 83
14. 6. Truck as Paternal Accommodation 100
15. Part Four: The Chimera
16. 7. Agriculture and Government Relief 123
17. 8. Liberals and the Law 141
18. Conclusion 162
19. Appendix A: The Law of Wage and Lien 171
20. Appendix B: Selection of Court Record Evidence 175
21. Notes 181
22. Bibliography 217
23. Index 233