Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in Eleanor Catton Cleverly designed infographics bring alive

Cleverly designed infographics bring alive the complex history and structure of this ancient empire for the general reader while still satisfying demands for the rigorous approach of a historian

--Christopher Morley

Light-hearted yet effective

Stacey Lee

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Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in Eleanor Catton Cleverly designed infographics bring aliveRenowned 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) that is a bird lovers' delight (Kirkus Reviews). 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