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From Great Wilderness to Seaway Towns adds a new dimension to the debate over the perceived differences between American and Canadian society. This fascinating case study examines two communities separated by the St. Lawrence River: Cornwall, Ontario, and Massena, New York, from the end of the Revolutionary War to the present. Moving from the struggles of early settlers to industrialization and beyond, Claire Puccia Parham chronicles how the residents of both areas created similar social, political, and economic institutions because of their peripheral locations in a capitalist world system and their inherent congregational and democratic values. These distinctive views often brought them into conflict with national leaders.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. p. v
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. vii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-6
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  1. CHAPTER ONE The Early Settlement of Cornwall,Ontario and Massena, New York, 1784–1834
  2. pp. 7-30
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  1. CHAPTER TWO The Canal Era and the First Manufacturing Boom in Cornwall and Massena, 1834–1900
  2. pp. 31-58
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  1. CHAPTER THREE The Era of Large Corporations in Cornwall and Massena,1900–1954
  2. pp. 59-90
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  1. CHAPTER FOUR The St. Lawrence Seaway Project and Its Short-Term Social Impact on Cornwall and Massena, 1954–1958
  2. pp. 91-110
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  1. CHAPTER FIVE The Long-Term Economic Impact of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project on Cornwall and Massena
  2. pp. 111-128
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  1. Conclusion
  2. pp. 129-136
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 137-158
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  1. Works Cited
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  1. Index
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