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Booze is
a history of Canadian drink and drinking from the
European conquest to the present. Filled with
photographs, ads, and cartoons, this multifaceted
story features the liquor traffic, alcohol in
Native communities, the law and prohibition, public
drunkenness, the workingman's club, bootlegging,
alcoholism, and a wide array of watering holes. "To
write about booze is to enter into a minefield of
controversy," writes Heron, acknowledging the
complexity of his subject. Booze is a work
of engaging scholarship by one of Canada's leading
historians.
Praise for
Booze
"Deftly written, witty,
and at times provocative, Craig Heron's Booze: A
Distilled History is a fine synthesis of four
hundred years of alcohol history. It is
wide-ranging and draws upon many areas of social
history. The illustrations are a real bonus since
they reinforce the main themes. I really enjoyed
this book and found it difficult to put aside."
Robert
Campbell, Department of History, Capilano
College North Vancouver, BC
"Beer, booze cans,
beverage rooms, bootleggers, Barleycorn, and Baby
Duck: Craig Heron packs four centuries of Canadian
tippling and temperance into one easy-to-open
package. Booze: A Distilled History is an
informative and accessible study of Canadians who
take a drink and the other Canadians who wish they
wouldn't. Heron ably captures our national
enthusiasm, ambivalence, and hypocrisy toward the
demon drink. "
Nicholas
Pashley, author of Notes on a Beermat:
Drinking and Why It's Necessary
Craig Heron teaches
Canadian history and labour studies at York
University, Toronto.
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