| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. Maria Rebecca Audubon, her grandfather's 1843 upper Missouri River journals, and "The great auk speech" -- Part II. Audubon's upper Missouri River expedition of 1843 -- His eminence -- Preparations -- Minnie's Land to St. Louis, March 11-28 -- St. Louis, March 28-April 24 -- St. Louis to the Yellowstone and Fort Union, April 25-June 12 -- Fort Union and the prairies, June 13-August 15 -- Fort Union to St. Louis, August 16-October 19 -- St. Louis to Minnie's Land, October 22-November 7 -- Part III. The three forgotten manuscript journals -- Editorial principles -- The Beinecke partial copy, August 5-13 -- The original field notebook and the Newberry partial copy -- Part IV. Audubon's conservation ethic reconsidered : an analytical history -- How his hunting and conservation ethic have been represented in the biographies -- The lived ethic -- The written ethic -- Epilogue -- Part V. Appendixes: Editorial principles; The 1843 diary of John G. Bell; The 1843 diary of Isaac Sprague; Audubon's "George Catlin" powder horn from the upper Missouri expedition; "The pet bear" : an unpublished episode. |
| Summary |
"The first accurate transcription of John James Audubon's 1843 journals, which includes recently discovered and previously unpublished journal entries detailing his last expedition along the upper Missouri River"--Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 -- Ethics.
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Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 -- Travel -- Missouri River Valley.
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Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 -- Diaries.
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Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. (OCoLC)fst00031361
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River steamers -- Missouri River -- History -- 19th century.
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Natural history -- Missouri River Valley.
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Wildlife artists -- United States -- Diaries.
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Naturalists -- United States -- Diaries.
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Scientific expeditions -- Missouri River Valley -- History -- 19th century.
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Missouri River -- Description and travel.
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Missouri River Valley -- Description and travel.
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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Ethics. (OCoLC)fst00915833
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Natural history. (OCoLC)fst01034268
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Naturalists. (OCoLC)fst01034543
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River steamers. (OCoLC)fst01098304
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Scientific expeditions. (OCoLC)fst01108847
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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Wildlife artists. (OCoLC)fst01175245
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Missouri River. (OCoLC)fst01240244
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Missouri River Valley. (OCoLC)fst01274695
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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Diaries. (OCoLC)fst01423794
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Patterson, Daniel, 1953-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Audubon, John James. Missouri River Journals of John James Audubon. : UNP - Nebraska, ©2016 9780803244986 |
| ISBN |
9780803294837 (electronic bk.) |
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0803294832 (electronic bk.) |
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