The bald eagle : the improbable journey of America's bird / Jack E. Davis.
"The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation's founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the age when native peoples lived beside it peacefully with that when others, whether through hunting bounties or DDT pesticides, twice pushed Haliaeetus leucocephalus to the brink of extinction. Filled with spectacular stories of Founding Fathers, rapacious hunters, heroic bird rescuers, and the lives of bald eagles themselves-monogamous creatures, considered among the animal world's finest parents-The Bald Eagle is a much-awaited cultural and natural history that demonstrates how this bird's wondrous journey may provide inspiration today, as we grapple with environmental peril on a largerscale"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631495250
- ISBN: 1631495259
- Physical Description: xii, 417 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Company, [2022]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Bald eagle > United States. Bald eagle > Conservation > United States. |
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- 27 of 27 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | 598.943 DAVIS 2022 (Text) | 0001002402269 | Nonfiction | Available | - |