BOOZE, BOATS AND BILLIONS: SMUGGLING LIQUID GOLD! Hunt, C.W. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. 351pp, cloth. $26.95. ISBN 0-7710-4264-7. CIP Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up Reviewed by Donna J. Adrian Volume 17 Number 3 1989 May This is a very readable account of the wheeler-dealer world of rum-running during the Prohibition era. The author has stitched together a lively account of the beginnings of organized crime in Canada—bootlegging to the United States—with its smuggling techniques, skirmishes and battles on the Great Lakes, boat chases, shoot-outs, poison booze, murder and corruption. It also traces the development, in the 1920’s and 1930’s, of Canadian distilleries and breweries, such as Hiram-Walker Gooderham and Worts. Seagram's, Corby's and O'Keefe, along with the rise and fall of fortunes made by the Hatch brothers, Rocco Perri, the Goyer family, Ben Kerr and others. The author's background in teaching is evident. The facts appear to be well researched and the book is well written. There are numerous quotes from Canadian and American magazines and newspapers, letters, and the author's Interviews with smugglers still living. Maps, photographs, excellent notes, a bibliography, and index supplement the text. Recommended reading for social history of Ontario during prohibition. Donna J. Adrian, Laurenval School Board, Laval, Que.