Author's Edition
The author's edition is signed by the photographers and comes in an embossed slipcase.

250 Limited Edition Copies
Comes in a gray linen box lined in marbleized, hand-painted silk, symbolic of the eagle's view of earth from space. The book cover is handcrafted rosewood and the spine is leather with 23-karat gold lettering. Each book has a numbered colophon page signed by the authors and artists

This intimate look at the life of the American Eagle provides a unique visual experience of the power of the eagle and the delicate balance of nature in which it must live to survive. In color and season this book unfolds to give the reader the essence of the eagle: flight, mating, nesting, nurturing of the young, play, and repose.

The poetic text complements the imagery. The writers explore some of the historic symbolism, Native American traditions and legends that are part of the portrait of the American Eagle.

In the words of Ken Carey, author of Return of the Bird Tribes, "Native Americans had long regarded the eagle as a messenger between heaven and earth . . . And when the time came to choose a symbol for the new American nation, to represent its spirit, its essence, its vision, the founders of our country chose the American Bald Eagle. Bold. Courageous. Vigilant. Free.

"If a New Order of the Ages was truly to be born upon North American soil, as the founders of our nation prayed, then it would be because the people of this new nation embodied qualities well symbolized by the eagle . . . It would be upon eagle's wings that a new vision would enter--and forever alter--human affairs."

In field notes and essays, the writers provide the reader with a personal experience of the eagle, a visual adventure celebrating not only the return of the eagle to much of its former habitat but also its role as a symbol of what is possible when working in harmony with nature.