Audubon at Sea: The Coastal and Transatlantic Adventures of John James Audubon
by Irmscher, Christoph and Richard King, Editors
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- 022675667X
- ISBN 13
- 9780226756677
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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 Culled from his published and unpublished writings, Audubon at Sea explores Audubon's diverse observations of the ocean, the coast, and their human and animal inhabitants.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.
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- Buteo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15291
- Title
- Audubon at Sea: The Coastal and Transatlantic Adventures of John James Audubon
- Author
- Irmscher, Christoph and Richard King, Editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 3
- ISBN 10
- 022675667X
- ISBN 13
- 9780226756677
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Date Published
- 2022
- Keywords
- History; John James Audubon
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