CONTENTS
| Page | ||
| [PREFATORY NOTE ] | vii | |
| I. | [THE MAKING OF A CANADIAN ] | 1 |
| II. | [POLITICS IN THE SIXTIES ] | 18 |
| III. | [FIRST YEARS IN PARLIAMENT ] | 32 |
| IV. | [IN OPPOSITION, 1878-1887 ] | 53 |
| V. | [LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, 1887-1896 ] | 91 |
| VI. | [LOOKING TO WASHINGTON ] | 101 |
| VII. | [AN EMPIRE IN TRANSITION ] | 126 |
| VIII. | [THE END OF A RÉGIME ] | 153 |
| IX. | [NEW MEN AT THE HELM ] | 169 |
| X. | [CANADA'S NEW PLACE IN THE WORLD ] | 176 |
| XI. | [THE COMING OF PROSPERITY ] | 218 |
| XII. | [CANADA AND FOREIGN POWERS ] | 249 |
| XIII. | [NATION AND EMPIRE ] | 270 |
| XIV. | [FIFTY YEARS OF UNION ] | 321 |
| [BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE] | 331 | |
| [INDEX ] | 333 |