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Article: Antiques.("The Birds of America (1827-1838)" by John James Audubon)(Biography)
- Article from:
- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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When I think of these times, and call back to my mind the grandeur and beauty of those almost uninhabited shores; when I picture to myself the dense and lofty summits of the forest ... unmolested by the axe of the settler ... when I see that no longer any Aborigines are to be found there, and that the vast herds of elks, deer and buffaloes which once pastured on these hills and in these valleys ... have ceased to exist; when I reflect that all this grand portion of our Union, instead of being in a state of nature, is now more or less covered with villages, farms, and towns, where the din of hammers and machinery is constantly heard ... when I remember that these ...