FUR TRADE TO FREE TRADE: PUTTING THE CANADA-U.S. TRADE AGREEMENT IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. White, Randall. Toronto, Dundurn Press, 1988. 224pp, paper, $12.95, ISBN 1-55002-037-4. CIP Grades 10 and up Reviewed by John D. Crawford Volume 17 Number 1 1989 January The chief aim of this interesting book is to describe the historical background of the trade relationships linking Canada and the United States. The first part, comprising over half the book, is an enlightening summary of the economic and commercial history of Canada. The presence of Canada's cousin to the south cannot be ignored in any major economic decision. Part two provides an outline of the matters involved in the present political controversy over the free-trade agreement. The outline goes beyond the economic arguments to deal with such issues as sovereignty, social fabric, multiculturalism, culture and the special place of Quebec in Canada. These matters are described objectively and clearly from the point of view of the professional historian. Such a viewpoint necessarily emphasizes the importance of the Canadian heritage at the possible expense of current economic issues. This is an erudite, well-written and well-organized book. The cartoons by turn-of-the-century illustrator Sam Hunter, whose career spanned some fifty years, are to some extent dated, but they still underline the continuing love-fear relationship Canada has with its large neighbour. There is a very interesting bibliography and a concise index, which includes people and events, but not places. John D. Crawford, Marigold School Victoria, B.C.