Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 1 (of 2)
CHAPTER II
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 privateers 24