{"product_id":"audubon-at-sea-the-coastal-and-transatlantic-adventures-of-john-james-audubon-9780226756677","title":"Audubon at Sea: The Coastal and Transatlantic Adventures of John James Audubon","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis one-of-a-kind, lavishly illustrated anthology celebrates Audubon's connection to the sea through both his words and art.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The American naturalist John James Audubon (1785-1851) is widely remembered for his iconic paintings of American birdlife. But as this anthology makes clear, Audubon was also a brilliant writer--and his keen gaze took in far more than creatures of the sky. Culled from his published and unpublished writings, \u003ci\u003eAudubon at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e explores Audubon's diverse observations of the ocean, the coast, and their human and animal inhabitants. With Audubon expert Christoph Irmscher and scholar of the sea Richard J. King as our guides, we set sail from the humid expanses of the American South to the shores of England and the chilly landscapes of the Canadian North. We learn not only about the diversity of sea life Audubon documented--birds, sharks, fish, and whales--but also about life aboard ship, travel in early America, Audubon's work habits, and the origins of beloved paintings. As we face an unfathomable loss of seabirds today, Audubon's warnings about the fragility of birdlife in his time are prescient and newly relevant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charting the course of Audubon's life and work, from his birth in Haiti to his death in New York City, Irmscher and King's sweeping introduction and carefully drawn commentary confront the challenges Audubon's legacy poses for us today, including his participation in American slavery and the thousands of birds he killed for his art. Rounded out by hundreds of historical and ornithological notes and beautiful illustrations, and with a foreword by distinguished photographer and conservationist Subhankar Banerjee, \u003ci\u003eAudubon at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensively annotated collection of Audubon's work ever published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristoph Irmscher\u003c\/b\u003e directs the Wells Scholars Program at Indiana University Bloomington, where he is also distinguished professor of English. Among his many books are \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Natural History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLouis Agassiz: Creator of American Science\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information, visit http: \/\/christophirmscher.com. \u003cb\u003eRichard J. King \u003c\/b\u003eis visiting associate professor of maritime literature and history at the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. He is the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eAhab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of \"Moby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e For more information, visit http: \/\/www.richardjking.info\/.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520758911250,"sku":"9780226756677","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e59e5950-b224-445c-8430-660f0b346100.jpg?v=1731090666","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/audubon-at-sea-the-coastal-and-transatlantic-adventures-of-john-james-audubon-9780226756677","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}