Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven by Ross King Arctic Under the direction of Nancy

Under the direction of Nancy Campbell

succumbing to alcoholism in a little over a decade

While she vibrantly describes the hallucinatory episodes she experiences

Its story is the story of an Englishman who came to Canada as governor-general in 1888 and left five years later leaving behind a gift to the country for the emerging sport of hockey

are an important part of this work

Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven by Ross King Arctic Under the direction of Nancy8vo. pp. xii, 492. b&w text illustrations. 12 double sided colour plates. bibliography. index. bds. dw. Vancouver, Toronto & Berkeley: Douglas & McIntyre [in association with] McMichael Canadian Art Collection, [2010]. A Globe 100 Book of the Year for 2010 and shortlisted for the 2011 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non Fiction. A Governor General's Award winning author recounts the turbulent years during which a group of young Canadian painters