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Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2) — Francis Hobart Herrick

Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2)

Francis Hobart Herrick

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  • Book language: English
  • 512 pages

Francis Hobart Herrick’s second volume of a two-volume historical biography of John James Audubon, the naturalist and artist. It follows his life and times, using documents and correspondence to portray his work and era. Listeners interested in natural history and nineteenth-century America will find it informative.

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Transcriber's Note:
Obvious typographical errors in the editor's
text
have
been
corrected.
Inconsistent
or
incorrect accents, spelling, capitalization, and
punctuation in the original documents and quotes
were left as printed.
On page 28, "aimable" should possibly be
"amiable".
On page 40, "as taken umbrage" should
possibly be "has taken umbrage".
On page 58, "Chamley, of New Castle" should
possibly be "Charnley of Newcastle".
On page 100, "Mr. A." should possibly be
"Mrs. A".
On page 233 "youself" should possibly be
"yourself".
On page 418 "pp. 197*-204*" should possibly
not have asterisks.
"£##" and "##£" are used interchangeably
(with and without spacing.)
The same is true for "$##" and "##$".
"Major Glassel" (page 7) and "Major
Classel" (page 24) appear to be the same
person.
Some references in the Index are incorrect.
No entry exists for "Coral snake".
The entry for "Audubon parentage and early
names" is missing a page reference.
This is the second volume of a two volume
work. Linked cross-references to Volume I are
designed to work when the book is read on line.
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AUDUBON
THE
NATURALIST
John J. Audubon
AFTER PORTRAIT BY GEORGE P. A. HEALY, 1838;
ORIGINAL IN POSSESSION OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF
NATURAL HISTORY.

AUDUBON
THE
NATURALIST
A HISTORY OF HIS LIFE AND TIME
BY
FRANCIS HOBART HERRICK, Ph.D., Sc.D.
PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY IN WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY;
AUTHOR OF "THE HOME LIFE OF WILD BIRDS," ETC.
IN TWO VOLUMES
ILLUSTRATED
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VOLUME II
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK                  LONDON
1917

COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Printed in the United States of America

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Contents

  1. AUDUBON THE NATURALIST
  2. CONTENTS OF VOLUME II
  3. ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME II
  4. SONNET
  5. CHAPTER XXVI EXPLORATIONS IN FLORIDA AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
  6. CHAPTER XXVII EASTERN VISIT AND EXPLORATIONS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
  7. CHAPTER XXVIII THORNS ON THE ROSE
  8. CHAPTER XXIX SIDELIGHTS ON AUDUBON AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
  9. CHAPTER XXX AUDUBON AND MACGILLIVRAY
  10. CHAPTER XXXI THIRD AMERICAN TOUR, 1836-1837
  11. CHAPTER XXXII AUDUBON'S GREATEST TRIUMPH
  12. CHAPTER XXXIII NEW ENTERPRISES AND LIFE AT "MINNIE'S LAND"
  13. CHAPTER XXXIV EXPEDITION TO THE UPPER MISSOURI
  14. CHAPTER XXXV FINAL WORK DAYS
  15. CHAPTER XXXVI AFTERWORD: AUDUBON'S FAMILY IN AMERICA
  16. APPENDIX I Original Documents
  17. APPENDIX II Audubon's Early Dated Drawings Made in France and America
  18. APPENDIX III "The Birds of America"
  19. APPENDIX IV Authentic Likenesses of Jean Jacques Fougère Audubon
  20. APPENDIX V Bibliography
  21. INDEX
  22. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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