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John James Audubon (1785-1851) Was For Half A Century America\ S Dominant Wildlife Artist His Seminal Birds Of America Collection 435 Life-Size Prints Is Still Standard Work And The Name Remains Synonymous With Bird Conservation World Over Born In Haiti Illegitimate Son French Sea-Captain He Raised France Sailed To At Age 18 Where Went Into Business Began Study 1819 Briefly Jailed Bankruptcy No Other Prospects Set Off On Epic Quest Depict Avifauna Nothing But Gun Artist\ Materials Young Assistant Floating Down Mississippi Lived Rugged Hand-To-Mouth Existence While Devoted Wife Lucy Earned Money As Tutor Wealthy Plantation Families 1826 Partly Finished England Lionized \ American Woodsman\ Hit Just Right Romantic Note Era An Overnight Success Finding Printers Book First Edinburgh Then London It Classic Tale Triumph Adversity Here Are Vivid Biographies\ Correspondence Journal Accounts Dramatic River Journeys Hunting Trips Osage Indians Generous Sampling Brief Stories That Have Long Been Out Print Burning Forests\ Kentucky Barbecue Fourth July\ Among Them Reader Unforgettable Encounter Early America: Its People Primordial Wilderness Σελίδες: 680 Διαστάσεις: 13 5X13 5Cm