A Summer Of Birds

Author : Danny Heitman
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 080717369X
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Summer of Birds written by Danny Heitman and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the summer of 1821, a cash-strapped John James Audubon worked as a tutor at Oakley Plantation in Louisiana’s rural West Feliciana Parish. This move initiated a profound change in direction for the struggling artist. Oakley’s woods teemed with life, galvanizing Audubon to undertake one of the most extraordinary endeavors in the annals of art: a comprehensive pictorial record of America’s birds. That summer, Audubon began what would eventually become his four-volume opus, Birds of America. In A Summer of Birds, Danny Heitman recounts the season that shaped Audubon’s destiny, sorting facts from romance to give an intimate view of the world’s most famous bird artist. A new preface marks the two-hundredth anniversary of that eventful interlude, reflecting on Audubon’s enduring legacy among artists, aesthetes, and nature lovers in Louisiana and around the world.

Author : Danny Heitman
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807139629
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Summer of Birds written by Danny Heitman and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the summer of 1821 began, John James Audubon's ambition to create a comprehensive pictorial record of American birds was still largely a dream. Then, out of economic necessity, Audubon came to Oakley Plantation, a sprawling estate in Louisiana's West Feliciana Parish. Teeming with an abundance of birds, the woods of Oakley galvanized Audubon's sense of possibility for one of the most audacious undertakings in the annals of art. In A Summer of Birds, journalist and essayist Danny Heitman sorts through the facts and romance of Audubon's summer at Oakley, a season that clearly shaped the destiny of the world's most famous bird artist. Heitman draws from a rich variety of sources -- including Audubon's own extensive journals, more recent Audubon scholarship, and Robert Penn Warren's poetry -- to create a stimulating excursion across time, linking the historical man Audubon to the present-day civic and cultural icon. He considers the financial straits that led to Audubon's employment at Oakley as a private tutor to fifteen-year-old Eliza Pirrie, Audubon's family history, his flamboyance as a master of self-invention, his naturalist and artistic techniques, and the possible reasons for his dismissal. Illustrations include photographs of Oakley House -- now a state historic site -- Audubon's paintings from his Oakley period, and portraits of the Pirrie family members. A favorable combination of climate and geography made Oakley a birding haven, and Audubon completed or began at least twenty-three bird paintings -- among his finest work -- while staying there. A Summer of Birds will inform and delight readers in its exploration of this eventful but unsung 1821 interlude, a fascinating chapter in the life of America's foremost bird artist. It is an indispensable pleasure for birders, Audubon enthusiasts, and visitors to Oakley House.

Author : Penelope Farmer
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Summer Birds written by Penelope Farmer and published by Yearling. This book was released on 1987 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A strange boy teaches the children in a small English village to fly like birds.

Author : Katherine Catmull
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101591595
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summer and Bird written by Katherine Catmull and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enchanting--and twisted--tale of two sisters' quest to find their parents When their parents disappear in the middle of the night, young sisters Summer and Bird set off on a quest to find them. A cryptic picture message from their mother leads them to a familiar gate in the woods, but comfortable sights quickly give way to a new world entirely--Down--one inhabited by talking birds and the evil Puppeteer queen. Summer and Bird are quickly separated, and their divided hearts lead them each in a very different direction in the quest to find their parents, vanquish the Puppeteer, lead the birds back to their Green Home, and discover the identity of the true bird queen. With breathtaking language and deliciously inventive details, Katherine Catmull has created a world unlike any other, skillfully blurring the lines between magic and reality and bringing to life a completely authentic cast of characters and creatures.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summer Birds written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Warde Fowler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summer Studies of Birds and Books written by William Warde Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781610750318
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arkansas Birds, Thier Distribution and Abundance (c) written by and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arkansas Birds fills a space too long empty on the shelves of ornithologists and students alike, of naturalists, wildlife and conservation groups, bird and garden club enthusiasts, artists, and those dedicated people who may be all of these. The authors have drawn upon a wide range of sources, from prehistoric Indian sites to present-day field observation, to cover ever species of wild bird recorded in Arkansas. Accounts of such extinct species as the Carolina Parakeet keep us from taking for granted even the Northern Bobwhite and other common modern species. Early chapters introduce the reader to the habitats favored by various species; full descriptions are accompanied by line drawings and color photos. Arkansas Birds serves both as a quick reference and a general historical review. A discussion of the Bald Eagle traces its history from bones found in Indian burials, through Audubon's early observations, to modern population declines and successful observation efforts. This attractive and accessible volume is a guide long-awaited by both the professional student of birds and the amateur with a backyard feeder.--Jacket.

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, N.Y. written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
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Download or read book Management of Western Forests and Grasslands for Nongame Birds written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Clive Finlayson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408136961
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar written by Clive Finlayson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clive Finlayson, a native of the Rock and a trained ornithologist, presents a fascinating account of this region and its resident and transitory bird life. The Strait of Gibraltar is famous as a major point of passage for Palaearctic birds migrating between their European breeding grounds and their winter quarters in Africa. The first chapter of the book describes the area, which broadly defined includes the Coto Donana in the north and the Merja Zerga in the south, and the geographic and climatological characteristics which make it a suitable crossing place. In scope this book goes beyond the strict definition of the Strait and, following Irby's 19th Century work, examines the rich area where Europe meets Africa. The chapters which follow describe in detail the migration patterns of the principal passage species including their origins, destinations and overall numbers, showing how the precise conditions of weather and visibility affect the specific choice of route and timing of the crossing. The breeding and wintering bird communities are then considered and the ornithology of the entire region summarized. Whether or not you have ever witnessed the thousands of raptors, storks and other birds that may make this legendary crossing in a single day, this book will conjure the spirit of this extraordinary place. Delightful illustrations by lan Willis complete an important and entertaining book.