"This book uses literature to explain why pre-Confederation Canadians did not want to become Americans. The author argues that the perceived cultural distinctions between 19th-century American and colonial Canadian societies echoed public attitudes towards the political systems of the US and the British Empire, and the ideologies that shaped them"--.

• Cover
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Freedom
• Law
• Religion
• Equality
• Whiteness
• Conclusion
• Appendix‌‌‌‌‌
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author