Excerpt from Canada at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 The Executive Committee who were charged with the management of the Canadian Exhibition, held in view of the Universal Exhibition in Paris, in 1855, deeming that their duties are now completed, have dissolved, having directed me as their Secretary to present the final Report of their proceedings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Sketch of the Geology of Canada: Serving to Explain the Geological Map and the Collection of Economic Minerals Sent to the Universal Exhibition at Paris, 1855 For the geological facts, and for whatever relates to the physical structure of the country, all is due to Mr. Logan and his geological assistants the mineralogy, as well as the chemistry (if the metamorphic rocks and the mineral waters, is the result of the researches of Mr. T. Sterry Hunt, who has edited this little sketch. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The wealth of information in this collection should be mined for generations by social scientists and historians of science, technology, and industry. It not only introduces the literature to the scholar, but provides a guide to a varied range of exposition publications.

Excerpt from Jessie Grey or the Discipline of Life: A Canadian Tale Dear Children, I bring my little book to you with the earnest wish that God's blessing may attend it, and abide with you all your lives long! I love my native land, my western home, very, very dearly; and you, the children of our country, share in this love, and hold strong possession of my heart. For, looking into the future, I see in you, now so young and weak, the power that will move a mighty nation for good or evil. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The book examines military paintings in France in the 1850s and 1860s, when the genre experienced a new lease of life. It recreates the paintings’ art-historical, historical and social context, and considers the explosion of military subjects in their own right rather than as a consequence of war reporting. The paintings’ entertainment value effectively communicated political agendas, catering to the emerging phenomenon of mass spectatorship and giving rise to innovative compositions. The book also looks at the other side of the artistic spectrum, proposing that smaller formats adapted the sentimental techniques of military memoirs to focus on the soldiers’ experiences of warfare and to elicit a critique of war.

These biographies of Canadians are arranged chronologically by date of death. Entries in each volume are listed alphabetically, with bibliographies of source material and an index to names.