The Carleton Library
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PREFACE TO THE CARLETON LIBRARY EDITION
Page 11-14
PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION
Page 15-16
Chapter 1: Water Transport in the French Regime
Page 17-39
-----1. Water Transport
Page 17-25
-----2. The Fur Trade and Expansion
Page 26-31
-----3. Competition in the Canadian West
Page 32-39
Chapter 2: The Fur Traders 1763-1821
Page 40-74
-----1. Variations on a French Theme
Page 40-41
-----2. The Hudson vs. the St. Lawrence
Page 42-60
-----3. The St. Lawrence vs. Hudson Bay
Page 61-74
Chapter 3: Sail and Steam
Page 75-112
-----1. Commerce and Water Communication
Page 75-82
-----2. Steamboats
Page 83-87
-----3. The First Canal Period
Page 88-101
-----4. The Canadian Waterway
Page 102-109
-----5. The Maritime Provinces
Page 110-112
Chapter 4: Roads in the Old Provinces
Page 113-155
-----1. In New France
Page 113-119
-----2. Governmental Administration 1763-1867
Page 120-128
-----3. Construction and Maintenance
Page 129-133
-----4. The Development of Roads
Page 134-145
-----5. The Use of Roads
Page 146-155
Chapter 5: The First Railway Era
Page 156-195
-----1. Early Experiments
Page 156-161
-----2. The Maritime Provinces and Railways
Page 162-167
-----3. The First Canadian Trunk Lines
Page 168-179
-----4. Construction and Financing
Page 180-185
-----5. The Railways in Trouble
Page 186-195
BlBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Page 196-197
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
Page 208-208
THE CANALS OF CANADA
Page 93-172
RAILWAYS OF CANADA WEST BY 1860
Page 173-210
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