Lucy Audubon

by Delatte, Carolyn E.

• ISBN13: 9780807133811
• ISBN10: 0807133817
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr

Summary

"Wife of the great naturalist John James Audubon, Lucy Bakewell Audubon (1788-1874) was a powerful and extraordinary woman who coped resourcefully with the demands of a difficult situation and worked tirelessly to aid her husband in his landmark work. In Lucy Audubon: A Biography, Carolyn E. DeLatte focuses on the early life of Lucy Audubon: her birth in England and youth in eastern Pennsylvania, her courtship and marriage to the eccentric young Audubon, their wanderings along the western fringe of the country, the birth of their children, and the preparation and publication of The Birds of America. Throughout, DeLatte emphasizes Lucy Audubon's own experiences, concerns, and point of view. She tells of Lucy's often stormy relationship with her brilliant but unreliable husband, her place at the head of their small family, and her crucial role in the creation and publication of her husband's magnum opus. Intelligent, adaptable, and strong-willed, Lucy was, DeLatte shows, the partner Audubon needed for his life and for his work."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface (1982)	p. xxi
To America	p. 1
The Courtship	p. 16
The Frontier and a Partner of Destiny	p. 38
The Mighty Fall	p. 70
An Ultimatum	p. 100
Poverty Without Prospects	p. 120
A Particular House in Louisiana	p. 135
A Pyrrhic Victory	p. 162
A Choice	p. 180
Concession and Reunion	p. 194
Epilogue	p. 216
Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 243
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