The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness Strategy A New York Times Notable

A New York Times Notable Book

He starts to see things that can't be real - notes hidden in the cabin

The Strategist

and brings issues into the public consciousness

abandoned house when they needed safety

The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness Strategy A New York Times NotableRenowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers in this fascinating "blend of history, science, art, biography, and memoir" (Booklist, starred review). Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, exaggeration, and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early