WORKING IN STEEL: THE EARLY YEARS IN CANADA, 1883-1935. Heron, Craig. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. 223pp, paper, $14.95, ISBN 0-7710-4086-5. CIP Grades 12 and up Reviewed by Catherine K. Cox Volume 16 Number 5 1988 September Working in Steel is an account of the steel industry in Canada from its beginnings to 1935. The first part describes the steel industry from the corporate point of view, outlining the business organization and market pressures that prevailed in the period. The second part describes the technological changes that occurred in making steel at the turn of the century and the effect these changes had on workers. The third part describes the labour policies the steel corporations used to keep the labourers working at peak capacity, the owners' reaction to labour unrest, and their attempts to prevent it. The fourth part considers the workers' responses to changes in technology and working conditions in the steel plants, and their efforts to organize unions. Illustrations are black-and-white photos from archival collections. The book includes extensive notes and an index. The most enjoyable sections to read to Working In Steel were parts two and three, which described the actual work in the steel plant and the lives of the workers. The labour history sections were readable but, understandably, rather dry. This book would be most useful at the university level, and I would not recommend this book as a purchase for schools unless the curriculum covers early labour history in Canada. Catherine K. Cox, Moncton High School, Moncton, N.B.