Sympathetic account of the life of artist John James Audubon is a page-turner. From: Miami Herald (Miami, FL) | Date: October 20, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Miami Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Kathleen Krog

``John James Audubon: The Making of an American'' by Richard Rhodes; Knopf ($30)

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"What a curious and interesting book a biographer well acquainted with my life could write," wrote naturalist and artist John James Audubon to his wife, Lucy, in 1827. He was right, though no previous biographer has been able to bring his extraordinary life alive so compellingly as Richard Rhodes.

Rhodes, winner of the Pulitzer Pri...

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