Under a wild sky : John James Audubon and the making of the Birds of America /
John James Audubon is renowned for his masterpiece of natural history and art, The Birds of America, the first nearly comprehensive survey of the continent's birdlife. And yet few people understand, and many assume incorrectly, what sort of man he was. How did the illegitimate son of a French s...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota :
Milkweed Editions,
2014
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | John James Audubon is renowned for his masterpiece of natural history and art, The Birds of America, the first nearly comprehensive survey of the continent's birdlife. And yet few people understand, and many assume incorrectly, what sort of man he was. How did the illegitimate son of a French sea captain living in Haiti, who lied both about his parentage and his training, rise to become one of the greatest natural historians ever and the greatest name in ornithology? In Under a Wild Sky this Pulitzer Prize finalist, William Souder reveals that Audubon did not only com. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (391 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781571319234 1571319239 1322374929 9781322374925 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
