Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Preface to the 1992 edition xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. A far and distant corner of the Empire: the image of Rupert's Land before 1850 7
7. 2. New worlds to conquer: the opening of the expansionist campaign, 1856-57 38
8. 3. A means to empire: Canada's reassessment of the West, 1857-69 59
9. 4. Conspiracy and rebellion: the Red River resistance, 1869-70 79
10. 5. The geography of empire: the quest for settlers in the 1870s 101
11. 6. The character of empire: the Britain of the West 125
12. 7. John Macoun's Eden: the final stage of expansionism, 1878-83 149
13. 8. Disillusionment: regional discontent in the 1880s 168
14. 9. The West as past: the foundations of western history 192
15. Conclusion 217
16. Notes 225
17. A note on sources 255
18. Index 257