{"product_id":"under-a-wild-sky-john-james-audubon-and-the-making-of-the-birds-of-america-paperback","title":"Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Souder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the century and a half since John James Audubon's death, his name has become synonymous with wildlife conservation and natural history. But few people know what a complicated figure he was--or the dramatic story behind \u003cem\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/em\u003e--as told in this \"superb introduction to the artist and the man\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Audubon, ornithological illustrations depicted scaled-down birds perched in static poses. Wheeling beneath storm-racked skies or ripping flesh from freshly killed prey, Audubon's life-size birds looked as if they might fly screeching off the page. The wildness in the images matched their maker--a self-taught painter and self-anointed aristocrat, who, with his buckskins and long hair, was both a hardened frontiersman and a cultured man of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTormented by ambiguities surrounding his birth, Audubon reinvented himself ceaselessly. But when he came east at thirty-eight--broke and desperate to find a publisher--he ran into a scientific establishment still wedded to convention and suspicious of the newcomer. It took Audubon fifteen years to prevail in both his project and his vision. How he triumphed and what drove him are the subjects of William Souder's gripping narrative, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Souder is the author of three books, including \"Under a Wild Sky\" and \"On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson.\" He lives in Grant, MN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.94 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760512336160,"sku":"9781571313553","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b431db35a1c9b76eeba9c8f2fea71d2c.webp?v=1780182014","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/under-a-wild-sky-john-james-audubon-and-the-making-of-the-birds-of-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}