Preface A mission in the wilderness, 1866-1874 Fastest-growing settlement in the Northwest, 1874-1881 "The Great City and Railway Centre of the North-West," 1881-1883 Roughest town in the North-West, 1883 Loyalty in adversity, 1884 The rebellion and its aftermath, 1885 A railway at last, 1886-1890 Prosperity deferred, 1891-1896 Discarding the old ways, 1897-1901 The hard hand of destiny, 1902-1906 Slipping behind, 1906-1910 The White Coal city, 1910-1913 Disaster unimagined, 1913-1914 The long road down, 1914-19 The narrow path up, 1919-1924 The years of promise, 1925-1930 Selling the power plant, 1927-1931 Dust and despair, 1930-1938 The needless struggle, 1939-1946 Epilogue, 1946-1966 Bibliography Appendices Index
