Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America
William Souder
Traces the life of John James Audubon, his efforts to record the wild birds of North America, and his fifteen-year struggle against a conventional scientific establishment to find a publisher for his masterwork, "The Birds of America."
Award History
0 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor | 2005 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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01 Central figures
- John James Audubon92%
02 Central places
None extracted with sufficient confidence.
03 Suggested argument
Audubon’s publication of The Birds of America depended on a fifteen-year struggle against a conventional scientific establishment to secure a publisher for his work.
Model confidence 72%
04 Reading orientation
35 / 100 academicSerious trade
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 80%.