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The birds that Audubon missed discovery and desire in the American wilderness

"Naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kaufman, Kenn (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Avid Reader Press, 2024.
Edition:	First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Subjects:	Ornithology > United States > History. Birds > United States > Identification > History.
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Summary:	"Naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world"--
Physical Description:	ix, 387 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-370) and index.
ISBN:	9781668007594 1668007592
Author Notes:	Kenn Kaufman is a legend among birders. At sixteen he hitchhiked back & forth across North America, traveling eighty thousand miles in a year, simply to see as many birds as he could; he came back to tell the story in "Kingbird Highway." A field editor for "Audubon" & a regular contributor to every major birding magazine, he is the youngest person ever to receive the Ludlow Griscom Award, the highest honor of the American Birding Association. His books include "Lives of North American Birds" & the "Peterson Field Guide to Advanced Birding." He lives in Tucson, Arizona. (Bowker Author Biography)