The Birds That Audubon Missed
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- General Interest, Math & Science
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A new angle on the the natural world
Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, and fraud was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s, as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds still unknown to science.
The most famous, John James Audubon, aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible, obsessed with outdoing his rival, Alexander Wilson.
Despite this intense competition, some surprisingly common songbirds, hawks, sandpipers, and more managed to evade discovery for years. Renowned bird expert and artist Kenn Kaufman has created portraits of the birds that Audubon never saw, attempting to paint them in that artist’s stunning style, as a way of examining the history of natural sciences and nature art.
Additional Book Details
Pages: | 400 |
Release Date: | May 7, 2024 |
ISBN: | 9781668007594 |
Club ID: | 1430072 |
Format: | Regular Print |