Under a Wild Sky
Subtitle: John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America
Publisher: North Point Press
Published: June 16, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780865477261
Subjects: Naturalists, Gardeners, Environmentalists; Biography & Autobiography; Bibles; Biography/Autobiography; Birds & Birdwatching - General; Nature / Animals; Adventurers & Explorers; Animals
First sentence: On a fine spring afternoon in 1824, the daily coach from Pittsburgh swayed down the turnpike toward Philadelphia, the team moving easily on the smooth, macadamized lane.