THE PROMOTERS' CITY: BUILDING THE INDUSTRIAL TOWN OF MAISONNEUVE, 1883-1918. Linteau, Paul-Andre. Toronto, Lorimer. 225pp, paper, ISBN 0-88862-783-1 (cloth), 0-88862-782-3 (paper) $14.95. CIP Grades 12 and up Reviewed by Fred May Volume 14 Number 1 1986 January This book is a scholarly and in-depth analysis of the founding, rapid growth, and annexation of the suburban municipality of Maisonneuve, near Montreal. Covering the period from 1883 to 1918, it provides a unique look, from the perspective of an historian, at the urban and economic development of an early suburb, from its agricultural roots to an industrial economy ranking second in Quebec at that time. The work grew out of research done for the author's doctoral dissertation and the original French edition won the 1982 Canadian Historical Association's Sir John A. Macdonald prize. However, there is much of interest here for the serious reader concerned with the processes of industrialization and urbanization operating in Quebec around the turn of the century. As one would expect in a study of this level, Linteau supports his discussion with much documentary and statistical evidence. Trends in the morphology of the suburb are illustrated with black-and-white maps and photographs. The book is thoroughly annotated and indexed with a thirteen-page bibliography intended to provide further insight for serious students. Fred May, North Albion C.I., Etobicoke, Ont.