"Lucy was, in DeLatte's words, 'extraordinarily independent'.
She was no feminist.... Yet Lucy Bakewell Audubon had one advantage
over many other women of her time: she knew precisely what she
wanted. As often happens to good biographers, DeLatte herself seems
to take on some of her subject's characteristics as her biography
progresses. Modestly but firmly, she turns her book into a plea for
Lucy Audubon, an entirely unapologetic one, though." -- Christopher
Irmscher, from his Foreword
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. As noted Audubon expert Christoph Irmscher says in his
foreword, "When DeLatte] slips into her character's skin, she does
so unobtrusively and to great effect -- thus, we are right there
with Lucy."
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