Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps and Diagrams viii
4. Illustrations ix
5. One. The Waterway 1
6. Two. The Setting 9
7. Three. Canoes on the Ottawa 31
8. Four. Travellers' Tales 72
9. Five. Lumbering on the Ottawa 100
10. Six. Canals and Steamboats 133
11. Seven. Settlement on the Ottawa 176
12. Eight. The River Today 211
13. Appendix: Sir George Simpson' s Account of the Ottawa Waterway 256
14. References in Text 263
15. Select Bibliography 270
16. Acknowledgments 274
17. Index 277