SHOWING THE FLAG: THE MOUNTED POLICE AND CANADIAN SOVEREIGNTY IN THE NORTH, 1894-1925. Morrison, William R. Vancouver, University of British Columbia Press, cl985. 220pp, cloth, $18.55, ISBN 0-7748-0245-6. CIP Grade 12 and up Reviewed by Robin Lewis Volume 14 Number 4 1986 July William Morrison wrote his Phd thesis (University of Western Ontario, 1973) on the mounted police on Canada's northern frontier. Since then, he has written monographs for the department of Indian affairs on native rights and Canadian sovereignty. His latest work has many of the features of an academic paper; a formal style, ten pages of footnotes, and an extensive bibliography. It also has a useful index and forty photographs. The book is concerned with the relationships between government, people, and police. Often this is discussed from a theoretical viewpoint, rather than from the perspective of personal adventure. The bare facts concerning the "mad trapper of Rat River" and the "lost patrol" are there. But their stories are not told with the flair many people would expect from a mounted police story. This is definitely a history book, not an adventure story. It might appeal to police buffs, but it is too dry for the average high school student. Older students studying northern affairs, police technology, or government might find it useful. It is well researched and carefully written. It will appeal most to university professors and their students. Robin Lewis, Riverdale H.S., Pierrefonds, Que.