JEAN AUDUBON AND HIS FAMILY
Extraordinary career of the naturalist's father—Wounded
at fourteen and prisoner of war for five years in
England—Service in the French merchant marine and
navy—Voyages to Newfoundland and Santo Domingo—His
marriage in France—His sea fights, capture and
imprisonment in New York—His command at the Battle of
Yorktown—Service in America and encounters with British
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