A collection of essays examining Canadian-American relations in the West.

Preface: Scholars and the Forty-ninth ParallelAcknowledgmentsINTRODUCTIONBorder Crossings: Pattern and Processes along the Canaa-United States Boundary West of the RockiesPART ONE: THE PERMEABLE BORDERNo Parallel: American Miner-Soldiers at War with the Nlaka'pamux of the Canadian WestWork, Sex, and Death on the Greath Thoroughfare: Annual Migrations of "Canadian Indians" to the American Pacific NorthwestBorders and Identities among Italian Immigrants in the Pacific Northwest, 1880-1938Nationalist Narratives and regional Realities: The Political Economy of Railway Development in Southeastern British Columbia, 1895-1905PART TWO: NEGOTIATING THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARYThe Historical Roots of the Canadian-American Salmon WarsWho Will Defend British Columbia?: Unity of Command on the West Coast, 1934-42That Long Western Border: Canada, the United States, and a Century of Economic ChangePART THREE: NATIONAL DISTINCTIONSBorders of the Past: The Oregon Boundary Dispute and the Beginnings of Northwest HistoriographyWild, Tame, and Free: Comparing Canadian and U.S. Views of NatureSleeping with the Elephant: Reflections of an American-Canadian on Americanization and Anti-Americanism in CanadaContributorsIndex