John James Audubon: The Nature of the American Woodsman

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By Gregory Nobles ’70

Published April 18, 2017

John James Audubon was America’s first celebrity scientist, but he was also a self-made man who crafted a larger-than-life identity as the “American woodsman.” In John James Audubon (University of Pennsylvania Press) Gregory Nobles ’70 explores Audubon’s quest for fame and status and the stories — often embellished — that he crafted to help bolster his desired image.

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