The Empire of the St. Lawrence: A Study in Commerce and Politics

by Donald Creighton, Christopher H. Moore (Introduction)

Overview

Creighton examines the trading system that developed along the St. Lawrence River and argues that the exploitation of key staple products by colonial merchants along the St. Lawrence River system was key to Canada's economic and national development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802084187
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press
Publication date:	12/15/2002
Series:	Reprints in Canadian History
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

The late Donald Creighton (1902-1979) was the outstanding narrative historian of Canada in his era. A long-time professor of history at the University of Toronto, his other books include The Empire of the St. Lawrence, The Road to Confederation, and Canada's First Century.

Christopher H. Moore is the author of several notable books in Canadian legal history. A two-time winner of the Governor General's Literary Awards, he writes regularly for both Canada's History and Law Times.

Table of Contents

	A River with Attitude: The Empire of the St. Lawrence, Donald Creighton, and the History of Canada	vii
	Preface to the Re-issue [1956]	xvii
	Preface	xix
Part I	The First Unity of the St. Lawrence
I.	The Economy of the North	1
II.	The Merchants' Political Programme	22
III.	Canada and the American Revolution	56
Part II	Transition in the Region of the Lower Lakes
IV.	First Consequences of 1783	87
V.	The Rise of the New Staple Trades	116
VI.	The Clash with the French Canadians	143
VII.	The End of the Fur Trade	175
Part III	The Struggle for the Second Commercial Empire
VIII.	The Failure of the Union	205
IX.	The Reform of the Old Colonial System	231
X.	Commerce versus Agriculture	255
XI.	Breakdown	288
XII.	The Last Recovery	321
XIII.	Final Collapse	349
	Bibliographical Note	387
	Notes	391
	Index	421
	Maps
	Boundaries, 1763-1791	418
	Fur Trade Routes	419
	The Canals of Canada in 1850 and in 1936	420