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The bald eagle : the improbable journey of America's bird / Jack E. Davis.

By: Publisher: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2022]Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 417 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781631495250
  • 1631495259
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 598.9/43 23/eng/20211117
LOC classification:
  • QL696.F32 D375 2022
Contents:
Introduction: Haliaeetus Leucocephalus: the species -- Part One: A bird for a new nation -- Part Two: Predator, symbol, and divine messenger -- Part Three: New science and new attitudes -- Part Four: Restoration -- Epilogue: Reconciliation.
Summary: "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 larger scale"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-409) and index.

Introduction: Haliaeetus Leucocephalus: the species -- Part One: A bird for a new nation -- Part Two: Predator, symbol, and divine messenger -- Part Three: New science and new attitudes -- Part Four: Restoration -- Epilogue: Reconciliation.

"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 larger scale"-- Provided by publisher.