Download or read book Audubon's Elephant written by Duff Hart-Davis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-04-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vividly illustrated account of John James Audubon's struggle in England to complete his masterpiece, "The Birds of America. Audubon's Elephant" was the nickname given to the naturalist's oversized folio of 435 life-size ornithological prints that remains to this day the most compelling depiction of bird life in the United States.