The birds that Audubon missed : discovery and desire in the American wilderness
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New York : Avid Reader Press, 2024.
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ix, 387 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (color, black and white) ; 24 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Haslett - Non-Fiction | 598.0973 Kaufman | Checked Out | June 24, 2024 |
Holt - Non-Fiction | 598.0973 Kaufman | Checked Out | June 13, 2024 |
South Lansing - New Books | 598.0973 Kaufman | Checked Out | June 25, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2024.
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Book
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The most famous name in the bird world was John James Audubon, who painted spectacular portraits of birds. But although his images were beautiful, creating great art was not his main goal. Instead, he aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible, obsessed with trying to outdo his rival, Alexander Wilson. George Ord, a fan and protégé of Wilson, held a bitter grudge against Audubon for years, claiming he had faked much of his information and his scientific claims. A few of Audubon’s birds were pure fiction, and some of his writing was invented or plagiarized. Other naturalists of the era, including Charles Bonaparte (nephew of Napoleon), John Townsend, and Thomas Nuttall, also became entangled in the scientific derby, as they stumbled toward an understanding of the natural world—an endeavor that continues to this day. Despite this intense competition, a few species—including some surprisingly common songbirds, hawks, sandpipers, and more—managed to evade discovery for years. Here, renowned bird expert and artist Kenn Kaufman explores this period in history from a new angle, by considering the birds these people discovered and, especially, the ones they missed. Kaufman has created portraits of the birds that Audubon never saw, attempting to paint them in that artist’s own stunning style, as a way of examining the history of natural sciences and nature art. He shows how our understanding of birds continues to gain clarity, even as some mysteries persist from Audubon’s time until ours." --publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kaufman, K. (2024). The birds that Audubon missed: discovery and desire in the American wilderness (First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.). Avid Reader Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kaufman, Kenn. 2024. The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness. Avid Reader Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kaufman, Kenn. The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness Avid Reader Press, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kaufman, Kenn. The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition., Avid Reader Press, 2024.
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