In 1803, an eighteen-year-old West Indies-born Frenchman arrived in New York City, fleeing Napoleon\'s conscription.
He traveled the back roads and bayous, searching out and st.
His work would become inextricably entwined with the new world he so proudly adopted in his motto "America, my country." Inspired by the primeval forests and the vast flocks of birds that thrived in them, Audubon spent the next several decades of his Life painstakingly documenting the birds of the American wilderness.
In 1803, an eighteen-year-old West Indies-born Frenchman arrived in New York City, fleeing Napoleon\'s conscription