Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Prologue -- 1. Father and Sons (1861-82) -- 2. Brandon (1882-88) -- 3. "Quite an Addition to the House" (1888-91) -- 4. Attorney General (1891-95) -- 5. Schools and Politics (1895-96) -- 6. A New Ministry (1896-97) -- 7. Klondike Gold (1897-98) -- 8. Stalemate: The Ogilvie Commission and the International Joint Commission (1898-99) -- 9. A Party Organ: Sifton and the Manitoba Free Press (1897-98) -- 10. Ebbing Popularity (1898-99) -- 11. Immigrants and Indians -- 12. The Young Napoleon (1899-1900) -- Sifton Lineage -- Note on Sources -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.