The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness Macrame & Rope Work A crossroads for the Clans--and

A crossroads for the Clans--and the warrior code

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The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness Macrame & Rope Work A crossroads for the Clans--andRenowned 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