Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2)
CHAPTER XXXIII
NEW ENTERPRISES AND LIFE AT "MINNIE'S LAND"
Settlement in New York—The _Birds_ in miniature, and work on the _Quadrupeds_—Marriage of Victor Audubon—Coöperation of Bachman in the _Quadrupeds_ secured—Prospectuses—History of the octavo edition of the _Birds_—Baird's enthusiasm and efficient aid—Parkman's Wren—Baird's visit to Audubon in New York—"Look out for Martens," and wildcats—New home on the Hudson—Godwin's pilgrimage to "Minnie's Land" in 1842 208