Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Infamous Last Words: John James Audubon (1785-1851)



Infamous Last Words:

John James Audubon (1785-1851) was famous for his paintings of birds and earned the nickname: "The American Woodsman." At the end of his life he became rather eccentric. Devoted to birdwatching, his sense of his calling persisted right up to the end of his life, when he uttered what were apparently his last words: 

"Yes, yes, Billy! You go down that side of Long Pond and I'll go this side and we'll get those snipes!"

Infamous Last Words: John James Audubon (1785-1851)
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