LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET.

CONTENTS OF FIRST VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION.

Introduction

CHAPTER II.

NEWPORT-RHODE ISLAND.

Boston-Proposed Termination of the War-Command of the Missis-

sippi-Newport-Rhode Island

CHAPTER III.

MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND VERMONT.

Railway Cars-Portland-The White Mountains-American Hotels

-New Hampshire

CHAPTER IV.

LOWER CANADA.

Canada-Quebec-Roman Catholics-Montmorency-Lower Canada

-Canadian Mails-The Owl's Head-Canadian Inn-Canada Grand

Trunk Railway-Montreal.

Seat of Government for the Canadas-Ottawa-Lumbering-Free and

Equal-Toronto

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CHAPTER VI.

THE CONNEXION OF THE CANADAS WITH GREAT BRITAIN.

British Troops in Canada-Colonial Dependence-Federal Govern-

ment-Why does Great Britain keep her Colonies ?-What shall

Canada do with herself?

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CHAPTER VIII.

NORTH AND WEST.

Division of the States--Population-General Fremont-The Northern

Army-General Maclellan-The Morrill Tariff

CHAPTER IX.

FROM NIAGARA TO THE MISSISSIPPI.

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Railway Beds-Railway Luggage-Detroit-Grand Haven--Milwau-

kee-American Cities-American Labourers-Frontier Men-Sol-

diers at Milwaukee-Settlement of New Lands-The Frontier Man 172

CHAPTER X.

THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI.

Soldiers from Minnesota-Boats on the Mississippi-The Upper Mis-

sissippi-St. Paul-St. Anthony-Wood-cutters on the Mississippi 201

CHAPTER XI.

CERES AMERICANA..

English Vegetables-Price of Corn-Breadstuffs at Buffalo-Chicago

-An Illinois Prairie-American Patriotism--Chicago-Cleveland

-Buffalo-Grain Elevators

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CHAPTER XII.

BUFFALO TO NEW YORK.

Trenton Ealls-West Point

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