Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
5. I. PIONEERING IN EDUCATION 1829-1836 1
6. II. THE EMBRYO STAGE 1836-1842 22
7. III. RYERSON'S PRINCIPALSHIP 1842-1844 43
8. IV. ON A RAZOR'S EDGE 1844-7850 67
9. V. SALVAGE OPERATIONS 1850-1859 85
10. VI. OF PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS 1860-1867 107
11. VII. LEFT OUT TO DIE 1867-1880 132
12. VIII. THE FORGING OF FEDERATION 1873-1892 158
13. IX. "THE GOOD LIFE" AT COBOURG 1881-1892 191
14. X. PIONEERING AGAIN 1892-1913 205
15. XI. THE DIVIDE 1913 245
16. XII. A STRAIGHT FURROW 1913-1930 265
17. XIII. THE SECOND CENTURY 1930-1952 299
18. APPENDIX 331
19. INDEX 335