Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The rise and fall of the Ontario wheat staple -- 3 The agricultural crisis in Quebec -- 4 Agricultural transformation in Quebec and Ontario, 1850-70 -- 5 Urban and commercial development until 1850 -- 6 Transportation -- 7 Industrial development, 1850-70 -- 8 A modified staple approach -- 9 Merchants and habitants -- STATISTICAL APPENDIX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- INDEX OF AUTHORS CITED -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W
Summary
John McCallum's analytical and historical account of economic patterns that persist today makes a solid and original contribution to Canadian economic history