List of Illustrations
Preface

Introduction

1. The Collaboration of the Irish and the French Canadians: Creating a Catholic Community, 1850–1870

2. Oblate Priests, Grey Nuns, and Ethnic Institutions: Forging a French-Canadian Community, 1870–1900

3. An Execution in Canada, a Murder in Plattsburgh, and Le National: Shaping Francophones' Political Consciousness, 1870–1900

4. Religious Habits, Catholic Institutions, and the Champlain Tercentenary: Ringing in the Twentieth Century, 1900–1910

5. The Contest between the Grey Nuns and Local Physicians: Founding Nonsectarian Community Hospitals, 1900–1920

6. The Visibility of the Canada–US Border: Separating Nuns and Nations, 1910–1920

7. The Era of the Second Ku Klux Klan: Pursuing Interfaith Collaboration while Expanding Catholic Institutions, 1920–1930

8. The Depression Years: Collecting Nickels, Dimes, and Quarters, 1930–1940

9. Plattsburgh during World War II and the Early Cold War: Retaining a Catholic Heritage, 1940–1950

Conclusion

Afterword
Appendix
Abbreviations
Notes
Index