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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

  • History
  • 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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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

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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