Richard Rhodes is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Audubon. John James Audubon came to New York from France in 1803, started a new life in Kentucky, and went on to become a master illustrator of the natural world and even one of America's first celebrities.
» Click to view a couple of Audubon illustrations from the book
» Read an excerpt of John James Audubon in the Reading Room
» More about the book and author
Events:
Wednesday February 23 at 6 pm
New York Historical Society
2 W. 77th Street
Music: Michala Petri/The Modern Recorder (BMG) #5 -- the Blockbird by Thommessen
» Click to view a couple of Audubon illustrations from the book
» Read an excerpt of John James Audubon in the Reading Room
» More about the book and author
Events:
Wednesday February 23 at 6 pm
New York Historical Society
2 W. 77th Street
Music: Michala Petri/The Modern Recorder (BMG) #5 -- the Blockbird by Thommessen
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