Lucy Audubon A Biography

Name: Lucy Audubon A Biography
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ISBN: 9780807133811

ISBN-10: 0807133817

ISBN-13: 9780807133811

Edition: 2008

Authors: Carolyn E. DeLatte, Christoph Irmscher

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"Wife of the great naturalist John James Audubon, Lucy Bakewell Audubon (1788-1874) was a powerful and extraordinary woman who coped resourcefully with the demands of a difficult situation and worked tirelessly to aid her husband in his landmark work. In Lucy Audubon: A Biography, Carolyn E. DeLatte focuses on the early life of Lucy Audubon: her birth in England and youth in eastern Pennsylvania, her courtship and marriage to the eccentric young Audubon, their wanderings along the western fringe of the country, the birth of their children, and the preparation and publication of The Birds of America. Throughout, DeLatte emphasizes Lucy Audubon's own experiences, concerns, and point of view.…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: LSU Press
Publication date: 9/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Foreword



Preface (1982)



To America



The Courtship



The Frontier and a Partner of Destiny



The Mighty Fall



An Ultimatum



Poverty Without Prospects



A Particular House in Louisiana



A Pyrrhic Victory



A Choice



Concession and Reunion


Epilogue


Bibliography


Index