Bibliograph

The Missouri River journals of John James Audubon, John James Audubon ; edited and with original commentary by Daniel Patterson

Type

Label

The Missouri River journals of John James Audubon, John James Audubon ; edited and with original commentary by Daniel Patterson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Missouri River journals of John James Audubon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

919067956

Responsibility statement

John James Audubon ; edited and with original commentary by Daniel Patterson

Summary

"The first accurate transcription of John James Audubon's 1843 journals, which includes recently discovered and previously unpublished journal entries detailing his last expedition along the upper Missouri River"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Maria Rebecca Audubon, her grandfather's 1843 Missouri River journals, and "The great auk speech" -- Audubon's Missouri River Expedition of 1843 -- The three forgotten manuscript journals -- Audubon's conservation ethic reconsidered -- Other materials from the 1843 expedition: The 1843 diary of John Graham Bell ; The 1843 diary of Isaac Sprague ; Audubon's "George Catlin" powder horn from the Missouri River Expedition -- Appendix: "The pet bear," an unpublished episode

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