Audubon and His Journals, Volumes I and II

Very Good used paperbacks.  2-volume set.   Shelf wear, creased edges.

John James Audubon has become a legendary figure in America's history.  In his own words, Audubon recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his life in engaging, informal prose filled with spirited opinion and vivid description.  

Maria R. Audubon (John James Audubon's granddaughter), collected and edited the volumes. This 1986 Dover edition is an unabridged re-publication of the 1960 Dover edition, which was a re-publication of the first edition originally published in 1897.

Dr Elliot Coues, noted ornithologist, supplies excellent annotations on the birds, mammals, plants, and places discussed in the journals.  More than 30 illustrations (portraits of Audubon and his wife, sketches of birds, and photographs of homes in which his family lived) complement the text.

Volume I includes The European Journals, 1826-1829; the Labrador Journal, 1833; and the Missouri River Journals, 1843. 

Volume II includes the continuation of the Missouri River journals, 1843, plus more than 300 pages of "Episodes": "The Earthquake," "The Hurricane," "The Burning of the Forests," "Death of a Pirate," "A Moose Hunt," and many other exciting, eye-opening, and sometimes brutal accounts of humans versus nature in a bygone era.