List of tables, figures, and maps

Preface

List of abbreviations

Introduction

Part I. Overview: 1. The working class and industrial capitalist development in Ontario to 1890

2. 'Warp, woof, and web': the structure of the Knights of Labor in Ontario

Part II. The Local Setting: 3. Toronto and the organization of all workers

4. Hamilton and the home club

Part III. The Wider Experience: Taking the Bad with the Good: 5. 'Unscrupulous rascals and the most infamous damn liars and tricksters at large': the underside of the Knights of Labor

6. The order in politics: the challenge of 1883-1887

7. 'Politicians in the order': the conflicts of decline, 1887-1894

8. 'Spread the light': forging a culture

9. The people's strike: class conflict and the Knights of Labor

Part IV. Conclusion: 10. Accomplishment and failure

Appendix

Notes

Selected bibliography

Index.