The Resource This strange wilderness : the life and art of John James Audubon, Nancy Plain
This strange wilderness : the life and art of John James Audubon, Nancy Plain
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- Summary
- Birds were "the objects of my greatest delight," wrote John James Audubon (1785-1851), founder of modern ornithology and one of the world's greatest bird painters. His masterpiece, The Birds of America depicts almost five hundred North American bird species, each image--lifelike and life size--rendered in vibrant color. Audubon was also an explorer, a woodsman, a hunter, an entertaining and prolific writer, and an energetic self-promoter. Through talent and dogged determination, he rose from backwoods obscurity to international fame. In This Strange Wilderness, award-winning author Nancy Plain brings together the amazing story of this American icon's career and the beautiful images that are his legacy. Before Audubon, no one had seen, drawn, or written so much about the animals of this largely uncharted young country. Aware that the wilderness and its wildlife were changing even as he watched, Audubon remained committed almost to the end of his life "to search out the things which have been hidden since the creation of this wondrous world." This Strange Wilderness details his art and writing, transporting the reader back to the frontiers of early nineteenth-century America
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Introduction : drawn from nature
- Beloved boy
- America, my country
- The American woodsman
- Down the Mississippi
- On the wing
- The birds of America
- Team Audubon
- This strange wilderness
- Audubon then and now
- Appendix : looking for Audubon and his world
- Isbn
- 9780803284012
- Label
- This strange wilderness : the life and art of John James Audubon
- Title
- This strange wilderness
- Title remainder
- the life and art of John James Audubon
- Statement of responsibility
- Nancy Plain
- Title variation
- Life and art of John James Audubon
- Subject
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- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Electronic book
- Illustrated works
- Illustrated works
- NATURE -- Essays
- NATURE -- Reference
- Naturalists
- Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
- Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
- Ornithologists
- Ornithologists
- Ornithologists -- United States -- Biography
- Ornithologists -- United States -- Biography
- TRAVEL -- Special Interest | Ecotourism
- United States
- Naturalists
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Birds were "the objects of my greatest delight," wrote John James Audubon (1785-1851), founder of modern ornithology and one of the world's greatest bird painters. His masterpiece, The Birds of America depicts almost five hundred North American bird species, each image--lifelike and life size--rendered in vibrant color. Audubon was also an explorer, a woodsman, a hunter, an entertaining and prolific writer, and an energetic self-promoter. Through talent and dogged determination, he rose from backwoods obscurity to international fame. In This Strange Wilderness, award-winning author Nancy Plain brings together the amazing story of this American icon's career and the beautiful images that are his legacy. Before Audubon, no one had seen, drawn, or written so much about the animals of this largely uncharted young country. Aware that the wilderness and its wildlife were changing even as he watched, Audubon remained committed almost to the end of his life "to search out the things which have been hidden since the creation of this wondrous world." This Strange Wilderness details his art and writing, transporting the reader back to the frontiers of early nineteenth-century America
- Awards note
- Nominee, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, 2016
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Plain, Nancy
- Dewey number
- 508.092
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QL31.A9
- LC item number
- P65 2015eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Audubon, John James
- Ornithologists
- Naturalists
- Audubon, John James
- Audubon, John James
- Audubon, John James
- Ornithologists
- Naturalists
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- NATURE
- NATURE
- TRAVEL
- Naturalists
- Ornithologists
- United States
- Ornithologists
- Naturalists
- Label
- This strange wilderness : the life and art of John James Audubon, Nancy Plain
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
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- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
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- txt
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- Contents
- Introduction : drawn from nature -- Beloved boy -- America, my country -- The American woodsman -- Down the Mississippi -- On the wing -- The birds of America -- Team Audubon -- This strange wilderness -- Audubon then and now -- Appendix : looking for Audubon and his world
- Control code
- 900725197
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780803284012
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
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- 62365230-9ef8-4ef3-9fbe-a5d5fa7a28de
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- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)900725197
- Label
- This strange wilderness : the life and art of John James Audubon, Nancy Plain
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : drawn from nature -- Beloved boy -- America, my country -- The American woodsman -- Down the Mississippi -- On the wing -- The birds of America -- Team Audubon -- This strange wilderness -- Audubon then and now -- Appendix : looking for Audubon and his world
- Control code
- 900725197
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780803284012
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 62365230-9ef8-4ef3-9fbe-a5d5fa7a28de
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)900725197
Subject
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Electronic book
- Illustrated works
- Illustrated works
- NATURE -- Essays
- NATURE -- Reference
- Naturalists
- Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
- Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
- Ornithologists
- Ornithologists
- Ornithologists -- United States -- Biography
- Ornithologists -- United States -- Biography
- TRAVEL -- Special Interest | Ecotourism
- United States
- Naturalists
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