| Booze: A Distilled History Contributor(s): Heron, Craig (Author) |
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ISBN: 1896357830 ISBN-13: 9781896357836 Publisher: Between the Lines(CA) OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: "To write about booze is to enter into a minefield of controversy," writes Heron. The book's clear and lively style makes this controversial history come alive. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 394.13 |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 7.38" W x 8.74" (2.13 lbs) 497 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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. |
