| #4008293 in Books | Henry Holt and Co. | 2004-04-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.94 x1.10 x6.80l, | File type: PDF | 288 pages | ||5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Very interesting...for a short while|By Judy K. Polhemus|I wish I could say which ran out of steam first (if I may use a cliche)--the book or me. "Audubon's Elephant: America's Greatest Naturalist and the Making of the Birds of America" began as such a promising book, but by mid-point I could read no more than a page or two without my mind blanking out from word fatigue. <|From Publishers Weekly|With precision and detail, Hart-Davis, an English nature writer, tells the story of Audubon's years in England and Europe trying to sell his unwieldy masterpiece. Audubon, at 41 years old a peripatetic woodsman and artist, sailed for Engla
A vividly illustrated account of John James Audubon’s struggle in England to complete his masterpiece, The Birds of America
Audubon’s Elephant was the nickname given to John James Audubon’s masterpiece, The Birds of America—an oversized folio of 435 life-size ornithological prints that remains to this day the most compelling depiction of bird life in the United States. Born in Haiti and raised in France, Audubon spent mu...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Audubon's Elephant: America's Greatest Naturalist and the Making of The Birds of America | Duff Hart-Davis. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
