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The Audubon Reader. By John James Audubon. Alfred A. Knopf.

Submitted by iw on April 22, 2006 – 3:28 pmNo Comment
The Audubon Reader. By John James Audubon. Alfred A. Knopf.

This unprecedented anthology of John James Audubon’s lively and colorful writings about the American wilderness reintroduces the great artist and ornithologist as an exceptional American writer, a predecessor to Thoreau, Emerson, and Melville. The Audubon Reader allows us to experience Audubon’s distinctive voice directly and provides a window into his electrifying encounter with early America: with its wildlife and birds, its people, and its primordial wilderness.

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