John James Audubon
Biographies of John James Audubon
Biographies listed below are in chronological order by date of publication. Only the most significant works are included. Call numbers without a location after them indicate the title is available in more than one location at LSU Libraries. See linked catalog records for details.
The first biography of Audubon based on scholarly research was Audubon the Naturalist by F. H. Herrick (1st edition 1917). For works with biographical content focused on time spent by Audubon in particular places, see the section Places in Audubon's Life in this guide.
- The life and adventures of John James Audubon, the naturalist byCall Number: QL31 .A9 A3 1869A LARAPublication Date: 1869First published in 1868. Based on a manuscript by Charles Coffin Adams of New York, who compiled it using documents held by Lucy Audubon. Buchanan's version was an abridgment.
- The life of John James Audubon, the naturalistCall Number: QL31 .A9 A3 1869 McIlhennyPublication Date: 1869A revision of Buchanan's publication by Lucy Audubon, with James Grant Wilson. A later edition (1871) is also held.
- Audubon the naturalist : a history of his life and time byCall Number: QL31 .A9 H4 v. 1-2Publication Date: 1917
- Audubon : an intimate life of the American woodsman byCall Number: QL31 .A9 A7Publication Date: 1937Based in New Orleans, the author had particular knowledge of Louisiana material.
- Audubon the naturalist : a history of his life and time byCall Number: QL31 .A9 H4 1938Publication Date: 1938Second edition, two volumes in one. Includes expanded bibliography.
- Audubon : a biography byCall Number: QL31 .A9 C43 1978B LLMVCPublication Date: 1978Another edition is also held in LSU-MAIN
- John James Audubon : a biography byCall Number: QL31 .A9 F63 1988 McIlhennyPublication Date: 1988Revised edition of the 1964 biography by Ford
- Audubon : life and art in the American wilderness byCall Number: QL31 .A9 S77 1993Publication Date: 1993
- John James Audubon : the making of an American byCall Number: QL31 .A9 R524 2004Publication Date: 2004
- John James Audubon : the nature of the American woodsman byCall Number: QL31 .A9 N63 2017 McIlhennyPublication Date: 2017