Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. 1. The land, the people, and the constitution 1
5. 2. The political system 17
6. 3. The railway and politics 26
7. 4. The Liberal party and relations with the United States and Canada 36
8. 5. The fall of the Liberal party 51
9. 6. The People's party and the constitutional crisis of 1908-9 68
10. 7. The rise of the union movement 77
11. 8. The union in politics 95
12. 9. Politicians and the war, 1914-19 116
13. 10. The post-war coalition 134
14. 11. The crisis of the twenties 149
15. 12. The collapse of responsible government 186
16. 13. Unconditional surrender 204
17. 14. The Dominion of Newfoundland: a retrospect 215
18. 15. Government by commission: the apotheosis of the bureaucrat 221
19. 16. The return to open politics 244
20. 17. Post-confederation society and politics 262
21. Appendix A 289
22. Appendix B 295
23. Appendix C 296
24. Bibliography 315
25. Index 321