The Audubon Reader by John James Audubon Hardcover Book

Description: The Audubon Reader by John James Audubon John James Audubon was Americas dominant wildlife artist. His name remains synonymous with birds and bird conservation the world over. This book presents bird biographies, journal accounts of his river journeys and hunting trips with the Osage Indians, and a sampling of brief stories that have long been out of print. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Audubon Reader is an unprecedented anthology of Audubons lively and colourful writings, edited by his award-winning biographer. Richard Rhodes gathers excerpts form Audubons journals, letters and published works and introduces him not only as a great artist and ornithologist but also as an exceptional American writer, a forerunner of Thoreau, Emerson and Melville.John James Audubon (1785-1851) was for half a century Americas dominant wildlife artist. His seminal Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size prints, is still a standard work, and the name Audubon remains synonymous with birds and bird conservation the world over. Born in Haiti, the illegitimate son of a French sea-captain, he was raised in France and sailed to America at the age of 18 where he went into business and began his study of birds. In 1819 he was briefly jailed for bankruptcy; with no other prospects, he set off on his epic quest to depict Americas avifauna, with nothing but his gun, artists materials, and a young assistant. Floating down the Mississippi, he lived a rugged hand-to-mouth existence while his devoted wife, Lucy, earned money as a tutor to wealthy plantation families. In 1826 he sailed with his partly finished collection to England. Lionized as the American woodsman, he hit just the right Romantic note for the era, and was an overnight success, finding printers for his book first in Edinburgh, then London. It was a classic American tale of triumph over adversity.Here are vivid bird biographies, his correspondence with Lucy, journal accounts of his dramatic river journeys and hunting trips with the Osage Indians, and a generous sampling of brief stories that have long been out of print, The Burning of the Forests and Kentucky Barbecue on the Fourth of July among them. The Audubon Reader is an unforgettable encounter with early America- with its wildlife and birds, with its people and its primordial wilderness. Notes An unprecedented anthology of Audubons lively and colourful writings, edited by his award-winning biographer, Richard Rhodes. Author Biography EDITOR/INTRODUCER BIOGRAPHY-Richard Rhodes is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb and John James Audubon- The Making of an American. Review Celebrate him for his wonderful birds; but recognise him as well as a characteristic American of the first generation - a man who literally made a name for himself. -- Richard Rhodes * Introduction by Richard Rhodes * Promotional The Audubon Reader is an unprecedented anthology of Audubons lively and colourful writings, edited by his award-winning biographer. Richard Rhodes gathers excerpts form Audubons journals, letters and published works and introduces him not only as a great artist and ornithologist but also as an exceptional American writer, a forerunner of Thoreau, Emerson and Melville. Review Text Celebrate him for his wonderful birds; but recognise him as well as a characteristic American of the first generation - a man who literally made a name for himself. Review Quote Celebrate him for his wonderful birds; but recognise him as well as a characteristic American of the first generation - a man who literally made a name for himself. Promotional "Headline" The Audubon Reader is an unprecedented anthology of Audubons lively and colourful writings, edited by his award-winning biographer. Richard Rhodes gathers excerpts form Audubons journals, letters and published works and introduces him not only as a great artist and ornithologist but also as an exceptional American writer, a forerunner of Thoreau, Emerson and Melville. Details ISBN1857152840 Author John James Audubon Year 2006 ISBN-10 1857152840 ISBN-13 9781857152845 Format Hardcover Imprint Everymans Library Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 759.13 Illustrations col. Illustrations Birth 1785 Death 1851 Publisher Everyman Media Book Pages 680 Publication Date 2006-04-06 UK Release Date 2006-04-06 AU Release Date 2006-04-06 NZ Release Date 2006-04-06 Series Everymans Library CLASSICS Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2751765;

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