Compiles and explains John James Audubon's essential writings on the region. Beginning in 1810 as Audubon arrives in the upper Louisiana Territory, Audubon's journals, essays, and letters reveal his struggles to fill his portfolio with new watercolors, his discoveries, and the transformative effect the area had on both his art and his life.
"Audubon on Louisiana contains what the author considers Audubon's essential writings on Louisiana, demonstrating the crucial role of the state in his life"--