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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Highly worthwhile for its deep archival research, its careful and sustained argument, and its sparkling prose.”—Andrew Graybill,
American Historical Review"
Bootleggers and Borders is a very readable study of prohibition in the BC-US borderlands, combining discussions of political culture and ideology with accounts of the clandestine activities of the liquor smugglers. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in Jazz Age British Columbia and/or Canadian-American relations."—Daniel Francis,
BC Studies"
Bootleggers and Borders provides a compelling view of Prohibition's impact on the distinct culture of the Pacific Northwest and the interplay between liquor policies in this region and those in the rest of the United States and Canada."—James Klein,
Journal of American History"This exhaustively researched book integrates borderlands, international, social, and political history, providing countless insights about Canada and the United States. It is a model of research on the subject of U.S.-Canada relations."—Stephen Azzi,
Journal of Interdisciplinary History"This well-documented study is accessible without forsaking complexity, and I recommend it to borderlands scholars and historians of Canadian-American relations."—Dominique Brégent-Heald,
Western Historical Quarterly"The historiography on the Canadian-U.S. borderlands is growing, but exists more in anthologies and academic journals.
Bootleggers and Borders is an excellent contribution to a field with few monographs. Moore's work is an important and timely contribution to the history of our beautiful region."—Robert C. Donnelly,
Oregon Historical Quarterly"Students of Pacific northwest history, prohibition history, and Canadian-American relations will appreciate the book."—Mary Ehrlander,
Pacific Northwest QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface: The Natures of BorderAcknowledgments1. Creating a Smuggler’s Paradise2. A Cross-Border Crusade3. Refugees from Volstead4. The Halcyon Days of Rum-Running5. Symbol of Sovereignty6. The Beryl G (and Second Thoughts)7. Customs Scandals (and More Second Thoughts)8. Neighbors and Neighbours9. British Columbia and the Origins of American RepealEpilogue: Paradox RevisitedNotesBibliographyIndex
