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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Cornelia Dean / The Bulletin
October 10, 2008
In 1812, John James Audubon filled a wooden box with about 200 of his paintings of American birds and left it with a relative while he went off on one of his many trips. When he returned, he discovered to his horror that the paintings had been destroyed, shredded by nesting rats.
As he described....
