Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America

Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America
ISBN-10
1571313559
ISBN-13
9781571313553
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
367
Language
English
Published
2014
Author
William Souder

Description

Traces the life of John James Audubon, his efforts to record the wild birds of North America, and his fifteen-year struggle against a conventional scientific establishment to find a publisher for his masterwork, "The Birds of America."

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