The River Barons: Montreal businessmen and the growth of industry and transportation 1837-53
In: Heritage
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- THE RIVER BARONS: MONTREAL BUSINESSMEN AND THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORTATION 1837-53 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The business community: the pattern of involvement -- PART ONE. SHIPPING -- 3. Montreal forwarding firms on the upper St Lawrence -- 4. Shipping on the middle St Lawrence and Richelieu rivers -- 5. Ocean shipping and trade -- 6. John Young, Hugh Allan, and the advent of ocean steamshipping -- PART TWO. RAILWAYS -- 7. The Champlain and St Lawrence: Montreal's pioneer railway -- 8. The St Lawrence and Atlantic Railway: the first stage 1844-6 -- 9. The completion of the St Lawrence and Atlantic 1846-53 -- 10. Western railway projects and rivalries 1846-53 -- 11. The Montreal and New York Railway 1849-53 -- PART THREE. INDUSTRY -- 12. The rise of Montreal as a manufacturing centre -- 13. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
