Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vi
4. Acknowledgments viii
5. Preface 1
6. Part One. Forging the consensus
7. A struggle for authority. Toronto society and politics in 1834 9
8. Orangemen and the Corporation. The politics of class during the Union of the Canadas 41
9. Captain Bob and the Noble Ward. Neighbourhood and provincial politics in nineteenth-century Toronto 87
10. Serving Toronto the Good The development of the city police force 1834-84 116
11. The first hurrah. Toronto's semi-centennial of 1884 141
12. Part Two. The triumph of consensus
13. Servicing the modern city 1900-30 157
14. The evolution of the board of control 181
15. The rise of civic populism in Toronto 1870-1920 192
16. A triumph for public ownership. The Toronto Transportation Commission 1921-53 238
17. Building for city, region, and nation. Office development in Toronto 1834-1984 272
18. Part Three. The city that works
19. Toronto among North American cities. A historical perspective on the present 323
20. Index 353