Traces the history of the smallest of the Great Lakes, Lake Ontario.

"First edition."

Vortex of empire -- Lake Ontario, its shores and peoples -- Red man's country -- Iroquois rule the waves -- The conquerors arrive -- Of captains, voyages, and wars -- Empires won and lost -- Wars and reconstruction -- Border war: the Oswego sector -- Sullivan's drive on Niagara, 1779 -- The border turns from war to peace -- The Loyalists and upper Canada -- Land rush -- The War of 1812 opens -- Seesaw on Ontario -- Invasions repelled -- Erie Canal: "the big ditch" -- Rough road to federation -- Shore journey -- The eastern corner and Oswego -- West to Niagara -- Rochester: utility with grace -- The Canadian shores -- Toronto: the self-made city -- Of ships and ports -- Coal, iron and grain -- Industrial partners -- Hands across the lake.