The War on Weeds in the Prairie West : An Environmental History

Preface vii Introduction ix Weeds and Culture 1(18) What is a Weed? 2(6) A Short History of Definitions 8(6) Weeds and Culture 14(5) Good Husbandry and the Relationship Between People and Weeds in Great Britain, 1500-1900 19(34) Weeds and Reformers 21(5) Conflict 26(11) Further Thoughts on Weeds 37(10) Conclusion 47(6) From Colony to Nation: The Transformation of Immigrant Culture in Ontario, 1800-1867 53(24) The ``Rough Era,'' 1800-1865 54(14) Explaining Cultural Change 68(5) Conclusion 73(4) Dominion of the West, 1867-1905 77(32) Weeds and Weed Experts in Ontario, 1867-1900 78(8) A Colony of Ontario 86(6) Shaping a Western Identity 92(13) Conclusion 105(4) War on the Western Front, 1906-1945 109(42) Allies to the South 111(11) War-time Regulation, Bureaucracy, and Troop Education 122(13) In the Trenches 135(12) Conclusion 147(4) The Bomb and Aftermath 151(28) Herbicide Development and Use in Western Canada to 1945 152(6) 2,4-D and the Dawning of the ``Hormone Era,'' 1945-1950 158(7) Fallout 165(9) Conclusion 174(5) Conclusion 179(12) Appendix 1 The 1865 Canada Thistle Act of Upper Canada 191(4) Appendix 2 Line Drawings of the Leading Cast of Weeds 195(12) Appendix 3 Colour Plates 207(8) Notes 215(48) Bibliography 263(24) Index 287