Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America buckeye state discover unique and intricate patterns

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Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America buckeye state discover unique and intricate patternsFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE In 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 The Birds of America as told in this "superb introduction to the artist and the man" (New York Times). Before Audubon, ornithological illustrations depicted scaled down birds perched in static poses.