xviii, 112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-105) and index.
Contents
Introduction : drawn from nature -- Beloved boy -- America, my country -- The American woodsman -- Down the Mississippi -- On the wing -- The birds of America -- Team Audubon -- This strange wilderness -- Audubon then and now -- Appendix : looking for Audubon and his world.
Summary
Describes how the writer and naturalist set about recording in both word and image the birds of North America, and details the legacy his work has left behind.