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Author : Peter B. Logan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997228229
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (282 download)
Download or read book Audubon written by Peter B. Logan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Wendell Townsend
Publisher : Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book In Audubon's Labrador written by Charles Wendell Townsend and published by Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company. This book was released on 1918 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Glen Chilton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 143912499X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book The Curse of the Labrador Duck written by Glen Chilton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an obsessive 82,000-mile quest for dead birds, how much trouble can one scientist get into? Finally, the world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck, Dr. Glen Chilton, shares the story of his frenzied obsession to reveal the histories behind the mysterious bird -- a saga wherein he sets out to examine the remains of every Labrador Duck, conduct genetic analysis on every Labrador Duck egg, and visit every site where the duck was shot...with many a (mis)adventure along the way. More elusive than the Passenger Pigeon, the Dodo, or the Great Auk and breeding in places so obscure that no certain records exist of its nests, the Labrador Duck succumbed to extinction almost before anyone realized it was in decline. When Chilton began his travels, there were thought to be approximately fifty stuffed specimens, scattered among the museums of Europe and North America. However, as his search progressed, it became clear that some specimens had been lost to war and theft, while others lay hidden in far-flung collections, overseen by secretive curators. After traveling the equivalent of 3.3 times around the world with a series of oddball companions, Chilton finally began to close in on every known specimen...but not before he risked heavy-metal poisoning in Russia, swam naked in a glacier-fed stream, corresponded with a millionaire murderer, and narrowly avoided arrest in New York City. A magnificent blend of travel writing, science, detective work, and mishap, The Curse of the Labrador Duck is the zany adventure of one biologist's obsessive quest to uncover the mysteries of one of the world's most enigmatic birds.
Author : Christoph Irmscher
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022675667X
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Audubon at Sea written by Christoph Irmscher and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "John James Audubon's paintings of birds are as familiar as they are beautiful. But even among his admirers, many may be surprised to learn that Audubon was a gifted writer. In this one-of-a-kind anthology, Christoph Irmscher and Richard J. King have curated a collection of Audubon's coastal and sea writing, which represent Audubon's most compelling and evocative depictions of the natural world and early nineteenth-century American life. The collection is geographically diverse, bringing to light the variety of people and wildlife Audubon met or observed, pulling from the massive Ornithological Biography (1831-1839) as well as the "Autobiography" and journals. The editors supplement the selections with an instructive introduction and powerful coda, section headnotes, explanatory notes, and an appendix linking Audubon's species to current taxonomy and geographic ranges. The book is lavishly illustrated as well. There is much more in Audubon at Sea than descriptions of birds: we have stories of life aboard ship, of travel in early America and Audubon's work habits, the origins of iconic paintings, and, in the end, the carefully drawn commentary on a flawed and, at best, ambiguous hero"--
Author : John James Audubon
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780565093396
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (933 download)
Download or read book The Birds of America written by John James Audubon and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Birds of America' is one of the best known natural history books ever produced and also one of the most valuable - a complete set sold at auction in December 2010 for 7.3 million, which is a world record.
Author : Maria R. Audubon
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3734077818
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Audubon and his Journals written by Maria R. Audubon and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Audubon and his Journals by Maria R. Audubon
Author : Lucy Audubon
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382124904
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (821 download)
Download or read book The Life of John James Audubon written by Lucy Audubon and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-25 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author : Mark Derr
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1468309102
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (683 download)
Download or read book A Dog's History of America written by Mark Derr and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A consummate and loving tribute to canines as well as a comprehensive history, seamlessly blending facts, anecdotes, and ideas.” —Kirkus Reviews In this revelatory book, Mark Derr looks at the ways in which we have used canines—as sled dogs and sheepdogs, hounds and Seeing Eye dogs, guard dogs, show dogs, and bomb-sniffing dogs—as he tracks changes in American culture and society. A Dog’s History of America weaves a remarkable tapestry of heroism, betrayal, tragedy, kindness, abuse, and unique companionship. The result is an enlightening perspective on American history through the eyes of humanity’s best friend. “Includes stories of heroic dogs like Satan, who in WWI dodged bullets to take a message that saved a garrison under fire; the Alaskan sled team whose 1920s ‘serum run’ saved a town from diphtheria; and dogs in the Pacific who detected hidden Japanese snipers in WWII . . . A humbling reminder of the dog’s remarkable spirit and intelligence in the face, even, of human cruelty.” —Kirkus Reviews “A history of the dog in the New World . . . fascinating.” —Booklist “Takes a dog’s-eye view of American history, beginning with speculations on the dog’s first appearance in the Americas tens of thousands of years ago.” —Publishers Weekly “Scrupulously researched, anecdotally rich, historically provocative and wide-ranging . . . Draw[s] on an impressive array of archival sources.” —Bruce Olds, author of Bucking the Tiger
Author : Robert Buchanan
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3846058416
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The life and adventures of John James Audubon, the naturalist written by Robert Buchanan and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.
Author : Christoph Irmscher
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022675670X
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Audubon at Sea written by Christoph Irmscher and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-of-a-kind, lavishly illustrated anthology celebrates Audubon’s connection to the sea through both his words and art. The American naturalist John James Audubon (1785–1851) is widely remembered for his iconic paintings of American birdlife. But as this anthology makes clear, Audubon was also a brilliant writer—and his keen gaze took in far more than creatures of the sky. Culled from his published and unpublished writings, Audubon at Sea explores Audubon’s diverse observations of the ocean, the coast, and their human and animal inhabitants. With Audubon expert Christoph Irmscher and scholar of the sea Richard J. King as our guides, we set sail from the humid expanses of the American South to the shores of England and the chilly landscapes of the Canadian North. We learn not only about the diversity of sea life Audubon documented—birds, sharks, fish, and whales—but also about life aboard ship, travel in early America, Audubon’s work habits, and the origins of beloved paintings. As we face an unfathomable loss of seabirds today, Audubon’s warnings about the fragility of birdlife in his time are prescient and newly relevant. Charting the course of Audubon’s life and work, from his birth in Haiti to his death in New York City, Irmscher and King’s sweeping introduction and carefully drawn commentary confront the challenges Audubon’s legacy poses for us today, including his participation in American slavery and the thousands of birds he killed for his art. Rounded out by hundreds of historical and ornithological notes and beautiful illustrations, and with a foreword by distinguished photographer and conservationist Subhankar Banerjee, Audubon at Sea is the most comprehensively annotated collection of Audubon’s work ever published.
Author : Gregory Nobles
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812293843
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book John James Audubon written by Gregory Nobles and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John James Audubon's The Birds of America stands as an unparalleled achievement in American art, a huge book that puts nature dramatically on the page. With that work, Audubon became one of the most adulated artists of his time, and America's first celebrity scientist. In this fresh approach to Audubon's art and science, Gregory Nobles shows us that Audubon's greatest creation was himself. A self-made man incessantly striving to secure his place in American society, Audubon made himself into a skilled painter, a successful entrepreneur, and a prolific writer, whose words went well beyond birds and scientific description. He sought status with the "gentlemen of science" on both sides of the Atlantic, but he also embraced the ornithology of ordinary people. In pursuit of popular acclaim in art and science, Audubon crafted an expressive, audacious, and decidedly masculine identity as the "American Woodsman," a larger-than-life symbol of the new nation, a role he perfected in his quest for transatlantic fame. Audubon didn't just live his life; he performed it. In exploring that performance, Nobles pays special attention to Audubon's stories, some of which—the murky circumstances of his birth, a Kentucky hunting trip with Daniel Boone, an armed encounter with a runaway slave—Audubon embellished with evasions and outright lies. Nobles argues that we cannot take all of Audubon's stories literally, but we must take them seriously. By doing so, we come to terms with the central irony of Audubon's true nature: the man who took so much time and trouble to depict birds so accurately left us a bold but deceptive picture of himself.
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Author : John James Audubon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Life and Adventures of J. J. Audubon ... Edited, from Materials Supplied by His Widow, by Robert Buchanan. Second Edition. [With Portraits.] written by John James Audubon and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Auk written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 738 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 : 4.3/5 (91 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 : Richard Rhodes
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 037571393X
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)
Download or read book John James Audubon written by Richard Rhodes and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 546 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 : Todd McGrain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781611685664
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (856 download)
Download or read book The Lost Bird Project written by Todd McGrain and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sculptor creates memorials to five extinct North American bird species
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Audubon written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
