Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Foreword vii
5. Preface ix
6. Acknowledgements xi
7. Historiographical Introduction 1
8. Acquiring Canada's First Colony 19
9. Asserting Canadian Authority Over Assiniboia 33
10. Negotiating with Delegates from the North West 55
11. Eliminating the Kiel Factor from Manitoba Politics 67
12. "Unlocking" the Territory for "Actual Settlers" 89
13. Amending the Manitoba Act 109
14. Completing the Dispersal of the Manitoba Metis 129
15. Reaching for the Commercial Value of the North West 141
16. Confronting Riel and Completing the CPR 157
17. Conclusion 179
18. Note on Sources and Method 185
19. Selected Bibliography 189
20. Index 197