War of 1812: The Marine Art of Peter Rindlisbacher - Hardcover

Rindlisbacher, Peter

9781550823646: War of 1812: The Marine Art of Peter Rindlisbacher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550823647 ISBN 13: 9781550823646

Publisher: Quarry Press, 2013

Marine and maritime paintings portraying battles between the British and American navies on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812-1814.This book marks the sesquicentennial of the War of 1812 by reproducing Peter Rindlisbacher's celebrated marine paintings..

Museums and historic sites in the U.S. and Canada have purchased many of his paintings, while print editions of his work are sold as fundraisers for historic groups. He prefers private commissions, largely to the U.S. market.

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r the bloodiest, most dramatic, and longest-running war to take place on Canadian soil. Full of acts of great folly and great courage, and marked by the actions of larger-than-life characters, such as General Isaac Brock and Tecumseh, it left Canadians and Americans with a clearer sense of who they were – or who they were not. It taught the British a lesson on the limits of power, and the Natives on the western frontier lost their last hope of a homeland secure from western expansion. Author and historian Victor Suthren has written a dramatic and informative book on this pivotal moment in our past, unravelling the story of a complex struggle, and bringing the battles and the many fascinating personalities vividly to life. The result is an excitingly written, heavily illustrated, full-colour history. Written to tie in with History TV’s mini-series “The War of 1812,” this book draws on research done for that television series.

From the Back Cover:

“The War of 1812 is an unprecedented gallery of paintings, prints, and maps.”
–Quill & Quire

“Well-written and easily understood.”
–Ottawa Citizen

“Fresh and engaging....Suthren has produced a highly readable, easily understandable entry-level account of a conflict that deserves prominence of place in the formative history of a country.”
–Hamilton Spectator

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