Mark Kuhlberg is a professor and MA Coordinator in the Department of History at Laurentian University and is a leading authority on Canada’s forest history.

‘A fascinating survey of the management of timber resources in Ontario in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.'- Alex Nalbach (Business History Review vol 90:01:2016) ‘The book stands out for the originality of its argument and the truly prodigious amount of research that informs it.’(Canadian Historical Society Bulletin vol 42:02:2016) ‘The archival research undertaken by Kuhlberg is most impressive…. His understanding of forest species and the ecosystems of northern Ontario accents his work with insights that fuse business history with environmental history writing.’- Brad Cross (Canadian Historical Review vol 98:02:2017)

• IntroductionSection I: The Setting and The Liberals, 1894–19051. The Natural and Political Landscapes2. “Intent Upon Getting Grain-Growing Settlers Upon the New Land”: The Liberals, 1894–1905Section II:  “Large Tracts of Land Are Not Necessary for the Business of Any Company”: The Conservatives, 1905–1919Introduction3. “We Have Been Most Lenient in Allowing the Company to Run On”4. “The Jack-Ass Methods of That Department”Section III: “In Order to Keep in Office, They Must Play Politics”: The United Farmers of Ontario, 1919–1923Introduction5. “This Government Should … Exercise Responsibility of Dealing with Tenders”6. “Established Industries which … Have But Scant Supply”Section IV:  “The Chief is the Whole Show”: The Conservatives, 1923–1932Introduction7. “For Political Purposes”8. “Political Connections of the Strongest Kind”9. “Excluded from the Area Given to Spruce Falls”10. “No Definite Commitment Has Ever Been Made by This Department”11. “We Shall Continue to Paddle Our Own Canoe”Conclusion: “The Availability of Wood for Industry Is Ambiguous”

Mark Kuhlberg is a professor and MA Coordinator in the Department of History at Laurentian University and is a leading authority on Canada’s forest history.

‘A fascinating survey of the management of timber resources in Ontario in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.'- Alex Nalbach (Business History Review vol 90:01:2016) ‘The book stands out for the originality of its argument and the truly prodigious amount of research that informs it.’(Canadian Historical Society Bulletin vol 42:02:2016) ‘The archival research undertaken by Kuhlberg is most impressive…. His understanding of forest species and the ecosystems of northern Ontario accents his work with insights that fuse business history with environmental history writing.’- Brad Cross (Canadian Historical Review vol 98:02:2017)

• IntroductionSection I: The Setting and The Liberals, 1894–19051. The Natural and Political Landscapes2. “Intent Upon Getting Grain-Growing Settlers Upon the New Land”: The Liberals, 1894–1905Section II:  “Large Tracts of Land Are Not Necessary for the Business of Any Company”: The Conservatives, 1905–1919Introduction3. “We Have Been Most Lenient in Allowing the Company to Run On”4. “The Jack-Ass Methods of That Department”Section III: “In Order to Keep in Office, They Must Play Politics”: The United Farmers of Ontario, 1919–1923Introduction5. “This Government Should … Exercise Responsibility of Dealing with Tenders”6. “Established Industries which … Have But Scant Supply”Section IV:  “The Chief is the Whole Show”: The Conservatives, 1923–1932Introduction7. “For Political Purposes”8. “Political Connections of the Strongest Kind”9. “Excluded from the Area Given to Spruce Falls”10. “No Definite Commitment Has Ever Been Made by This Department”11. “We Shall Continue to Paddle Our Own Canoe”Conclusion: “The Availability of Wood for Industry Is Ambiguous”