The Cruise of the Breeze: The Journal, Art and Life of a Victorian Soldier in Canada

by Marc Séguin

Book Overview

The Victorian soldier-artist, Henry Edward Baines, has left us a unique legacy of his time in North America -- his lively and descriptive journal of a pleasure cruise around Lake Ontario in the summer of 1863, illustrated with dozens of vibrant watercolour paintings and simple pen-and-ink sketches.

THE CRUISE OF THE BREEZE is an annotated version of Henry's journal reproduced in its entirety, together with the story of his early life, a discussion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0994010621
• ISBN13: 9780994010629
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Ontario History Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 10.0"