Contents

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I.[Buffalo and the Upper Niagara]1
II.[From the Falls to Lake Ontario]23
III.[The Birth of Niagara]52
IV.[Niagara Bond and Free]72
V.[Harnessing Niagara Falls]99
VI.[A Century of Niagara Cranks]123
VII.[The Old Niagara Frontier]153
VIII.[From La Salle to De Nonville]171
IX.[Niagara under Three Flags]196
X.[The Hero of Upper Canada]231
XI.[The Second War with England]263
XII.[Toronto]292
[Index]315