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Contents List of Illustrations     vi List of Biographies     ix Preface and Acknowledgements     xi 1 The Unfolding of the Natural Landscape     1 2 The Aboriginal/Colonial Frontier     25 3 Drawing Lines on the Map     38 4 Forging of a Local Monopoly: From Prospectors and Speculators to the International Nickel Company (1883–1902)     50 5 Sudbury (1883–1939)     62 6 Copper Cliff (1886–1939)     97 7 From Local to Global Monopoly: The Merging of Inco and Mond (1902–1928)     109 8 Beyond Sudbury and Copper Cliff: Railway Stations, Mining Camps, Smelter Sites, and Company Towns     120 9 Beyond Sudbury and Copper Cliff: Forestry, Agriculture, Indian Reserves, and the Burwash Industrial Farm     139 10 From Falconbridge Nickel and Inco to Xstrata Nickel and Vale Canada (1928–2012)     161 11 From Company Town Setting to Regional Constellation (1939–1973)     185 12 From Regional Constellation to Greater Sudbury (1973–2001+)     211 13 A Union Town?     235 14 Healing the Landscape     261 15 Beyond a Rock and a Hard Place     280 Appendix     296 Notes     300 Bibliography     337 Index     367    ...

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