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Author : John James Audubon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)
Download or read book Audubon Reader written by John James Audubon and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John James Audubon
Publisher : Everyman's Library
ISBN 13 : 0375712704
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Audubon Reader written by John James Audubon and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2015-01-21 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unprecedented anthology of John James Audubon’s lively and colorful writings about the American wilderness reintroduces the great artist and ornithologist as an exceptional American writer, a predecessor to Thoreau, Emerson, and Melville. Audubon’s award-winning biographer, Richard Rhodes, has gathered excerpts from his journals, letters, and published works, and has organized them to appeal to general readers. Rhodes’s unobtrusive commentary frames a wide range of selections, including Audubon’s vivid “bird biographies,” correspondence with his devoted wife, Lucy, journal accounts of dramatic river journeys and hunting trips with the Shawnee and Osage Indians, and a generous sampling of brief narrative episodes that have long been out of print—engaging stories of pioneer life such as "The Great Pine Swamp," “The Earthquake,” and “Kentucky Barbecue on the Fourth of July.” Full-color reproductions of sixteen of Audubon’s stunning watercolor illustrations accompany the text. The Audubon Reader allows us to experience Audubon’s distinctive voice directly and provides a window into his electrifying encounter with early America: with its wildlife and birds, its people, and its primordial wilderness.
Author : John James Audubon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1032 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)
Download or read book Writings and Drawings written by John James Audubon and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides the most comprehensive selection of Audubon's writings ever published, along with a portfolio of his drawings.
Author : John James Audubon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780783796666
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)
Download or read book Audubon Reader written by John James Audubon and published by . This book was released on 1986-12-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Rhodes
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1400043778
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)
Download or read book John James Audubon written by Richard Rhodes and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2004-10-05 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John James Audubon came to America as a dapper eighteen-year-old eager to make his fortune. He had a talent for drawing and an interest in birds, and he would spend the next thirty-five years traveling to the remotest regions of his new country–often alone and on foot–to render his avian subjects on paper. The works of art he created gave the world its idea of America. They gave America its idea of itself. Here Richard Rhodes vividly depicts Audubon’s life and career: his epic wanderings; his quest to portray birds in a lifelike way; his long, anguished separations from his adored wife; his ambivalent witness to the vanishing of the wilderness. John James Audubon: The Making of an American is a magnificent achievement.
Author : Constance Mayfield Rourke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)
Download or read book Audubon written by Constance Mayfield Rourke and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary B. Durant
Publisher : New York : Dodd, Mead
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Download or read book On the Road with John James Audubon written by Mary B. Durant and published by New York : Dodd, Mead. This book was released on 1980 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Souder
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
ISBN 13 : 1571319239
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)
Download or read book Under a Wild Sky written by William Souder and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Pulitzer Prize–finalist biography, the author of Mad at the World examines the little-known life of the man behind the well-known bird survey. 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 compose the most famous depictions of birds the world has ever seen, but he also composed a brilliant mythology of self. In this dazzling work of biography, Souder charts the life of a driven man who, despite all odds, became the historical figure we know today. “A meticulous biography and a fascinating portrait of a young nation.”—San Francisco Chronicle “As richly endowed and densely packed as the forests of Audubon’s day.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Deftly weaves together the story of the self-taught artist and naturalist…with the development of scientific inquiry in the early years of the republic and the lives of ordinary Americans as the new nation spilled westward over the mountains from the Eastern seaboard.”—Los Angeles Times
Author : Margaret A. Barker
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
ISBN 13 : 0760368635
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Birdhouse Book written by Margaret A. Barker and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Audubon Birdhouse Book is the most authoritative book available for creating safe, sturdy, and easy-to-build homes for many of North America’s favorite birds. This updated second edition includes important new and timely topics including impacts of climate change on birds, nestbox monitoring for community science, native plants, and how birders can help birds. Produced in association with the National Audubon Society, Audubon Birdhouse Book explains how to build and place functional DIY bird homes that are safe and appropriate for more than 20 classic North American species, from wrens to raptors. Each of the easy-to-build boxes and shelves within is accompanied by cut lists, specially created line diagrams, and step-by-step photography, making the projects accessible to those with even the most rudimentary woodworking skills. In addition, this practical and beautifully presented guide is packed with color photography and information about the bird species covered: Wrens, Warblers, Bluebirds, Flycatchers, Swallows, Titmice, Owls, Flickers, Kestrels, Chickadees, Ducks, Mergansers, Swallows, Doves, Swallows, Robins, Finches, Phoebes, Loons, Swifts, Herons, and Ospreys. Detailed information will help you properly place and maintain the homes to attract birds. And because these projects are the product of years of experience and field-testing, you can be sure you’re getting the best advice regarding proper design, safe construction materials, and correct home placement to mitigate exposure to elements, pests, and predators. Finally, beyond the birdhouses, you’ll find out how you can contribute to the larger birding community and even enhance your birding experience.
Author : John Gregory Brown
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618257317
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)
Download or read book Audubon's Watch written by John Gregory Brown and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1821, John James Audubon, a tutor on a Louisiana plantation, becomes involved in the mysterious death of the plantation's mistress.
