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Cicada Cookbook

Author : Katy Lyons
Publisher : Katy Lyons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cicada Cookbook written by Katy Lyons and published by Katy Lyons. This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delicious Brood X Cicada Recipes Cicadas are large winged insects that emerge in large quantities on the eastern United States every seventeen years. This year, the swarm has been called Brood X and there will be 1.5 million cicadas per square acre along the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Many countries do not shy away from eating bugs such as India and many regions in Africa. Commonly eaten insects are caterpillars and crickets. With the coming swarm of cicadas, it is a good time to consider what tasty recipes can be made using this chirpy insect. Cicadas emerge every seventeen years to mate and reproduce. If you have never considered eating cicadas, this cookbook has many tasty recipes to try. They can be fried, sauteed, baked, grilled or put into soups. Some can call these tasty critters the shrimp of the earth. Try to catch the cicadas as they are just emerging from the ground. This is when they will taste the best. But regardless of whether you get newly emerged cicadas or not, definitely check out these recipes. Recipes Include: BBQ Cicadas Lemon Pepper Cicadas Orange Ginger Cicada Stir-Fry Blackened Cicadas Cicada Cookies Soft-Shelled Cicadas Shanghai Cicadas Cicada Tarragon Cicadas and Broccoli Fiery Pepper Cicadas Beer Batter Coconut Cicadas Honey Walnut Cicadas Creamy Pesto Cicada Grilled Cicada Scampi Cajun Crawfish and Cicada Etouffe Cicada and Asparagus Quiche Sausage & Cicada Jambalaya Buffalo Cicadas Crockpot Cicadas Cigarra Tacos Honey-Ginger Cicadas and Vegetable Thai Spicy Basil Cicada Fried Rice Panang Curry with Cicadas Crunchy Fried Cicadas Cheesy Cicadas and Grits Cicada Tetrazzini Garlic and Parmesan Cicadas Sweet and Sour Cicadas Tequila Sunrise Cicadas

The Cicada Cookbook

Author : Chris Royal
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781532863196
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book The Cicada Cookbook written by Chris Royal and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cicada time is dinner time! This is one special little cookbook. The perfect gift for the hardcore and the squeamish eaters alike. These savory and easy to follow recipes will make you wish this feast came more often than just once every 17 years. So, take advantage. Step up and join the billions of people, all around the world, who enjoy this free, nutritious and delicious natural resource. Bug Appetit !!!!"

The Insect Cookbook

Author : Arnold van Huis
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231166842
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book The Insect Cookbook written by Arnold van Huis and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects will be appearing on our store shelves, menus, and plates within the decade. In The Insect Cookbook, two entomologists and a chef make the case for insects as a sustainable source of protein for humans and a necessary part of our future diet. They provide consumers and chefs with the essential facts about insects for culinary use, with recipes simple enough to make at home yet boasting the international flair of the world’s most chic dishes. Insects are delicious and healthy. A large proportion of the world’s population eats them as a delicacy. In Mexico, roasted ants are considered a treat, and the Japanese adore wasps. Insects not only are a tasty and versatile ingredient in the kitchen, but also are full of protein. Furthermore, insect farming is much more sustainable than meat production. The Insect Cookbook contains delicious recipes; interviews with top chefs, insect farmers, political figures, and nutrition experts (including chef René Redzepi, whose establishment was elected three times as “best restaurant of the world”; Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations; and Daniella Martin of Girl Meets Bug); and all you want to know about cooking with insects, teaching twenty-first-century consumers where to buy insects, which ones are edible, and how to store and prepare them at home and in commercial spaces.

Trattoria Grappolo

Author : Leonardo Curti
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 9781423602156
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Trattoria Grappolo written by Leonardo Curti and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2007 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trattoria Grappolo has emerged into one of the hottest restaurants in Central California, featuring authentic regional Italian country cooking. This unique bistro has also become the "in spot" where local residents and wine makers gather along with ranchers. The stars behind the scenes are Chef Leonardo, younger brothers Chef Alfonso Curti and Chef Georgio Curti. Their specialties include rustic breads and Italian pastries such as tiramisu, biscottis, apple and pear tartans and Italian gelatos. Take a gastronomic journey through 100 gloriously designed Italian recipes and culinary trips throughout Italy. Every dish is masterfully crafted and presented by the Curti brothers to assure each presentation is not only visually stunning, but simple to prepare with readily available ingredients. A California wine suggestion accompanies each flavorful dish, capitalizing on the Central California region, known by many as "Wine Country at its Best."

Rodney Scott's World of BBQ

Author : Rodney Scott
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 1984826948
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Rodney Scott's World of BBQ written by Rodney Scott and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IACP COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER • In the first cookbook by a Black pitmaster, James Beard Award–winning chef Rodney Scott celebrates an incredible culinary legacy through his life story, family traditions, and unmatched dedication to his craft. “BBQ is such an important part of African American history, and no one is better at BBQ than Rodney.”—Marcus Samuelsson, chef and restaurateur ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Out, Food52, Taste of Home, Garden & Gun, Epicurious, Vice, Salon, Southern Living, Wired, Library Journal Rodney Scott was born with barbecue in his blood. He cooked his first whole hog, a specialty of South Carolina barbecue, when he was just eleven years old. At the time, he was cooking at Scott's Bar-B-Q, his family's barbecue spot in Hemingway, South Carolina. Now, four decades later, he owns one of the country's most awarded and talked-about barbecue joints, Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ in Charleston. In this cookbook, co-written by award-winning writer Lolis Eric Elie, Rodney spills what makes his pit-smoked turkey, barbecued spare ribs, smoked chicken wings, hush puppies, Ella's Banana Puddin', and award-winning whole hog so special. Moreover, his recipes make it possible to achieve these special flavors yourself, whether you're a barbecue pro or a novice. From the ins and outs of building your own pit to poignant essays on South Carolinian foodways and traditions, this stunningly photographed cookbook is the ultimate barbecue reference. It is also a powerful work of storytelling. In this modern American success story, Rodney details how he made his way from the small town where he worked for his father in the tobacco fields and in the smokehouse, to the sacrifices he made to grow his family's business, and the tough decisions he made to venture out on his own in Charleston. Rodney Scott's World of BBQ is an uplifting story that speaks to how hope, hard work, and a whole lot of optimism built a rich celebration of his heritage—and of unforgettable barbecue.

Food Festivals of Italy

Author : Leonardo Curti
Publisher : Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781423603320
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Food Festivals of Italy written by Leonardo Curti and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year Italy's beautiful countryside is spattered with numerous food festivals that showcase various delectable foods such as garlic, pasta, lentils, fruits, nuts, chocolates and more. Now Italian Food Festivals highlights 50 of Italy's most diverse food fairs, bringing a taste of authentic Italy into your home with 100 recipes that use the featured festival foods. Part cookbook and part travelogue, Italian Food Festivals is filled with spectacular photographs and centuries-old recipes that bring the Italian countryside, its people and their cuisine to life for readers. Rather than visiting famous restaurants and local bistros, award-winning authors James O. Fraioli and Leonardo Curti take both professional chefs and home cooks on a culinary odyssey of a different sort, transporting both food lovers and travel aficionados to the stall-lined village streets of these local festivals, filling their imaginations with the tempting aromas, the warmth of the Italian sun, the spectacular settings and easy camaraderie of the friendliest hosts in the world. Take home this carefully culled collection of the best of each festival's mouth-watering recipes with Italian Food Festivals. James O. Fraioli is a published, award-winning author, and an internationally recognized travel writer. He is the author of numerous books on a wide range of subjects. His celebrated cookbook: Ocean Friendly Cuisine: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the World's Finest Chefs has appeared in The New York Times, been presented at the White House, and featured on the Food Network's The Essence of Emeril. He is also a contributing writer and professional photographer for 18 magazines. Prior to his fulltime writing career, Fraioli spent eight years in the motion-picture and television industry for FOX, Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Chef Leonardo Curti is the executive chef and co- proprietor at the acclaimed Trattoria Grappolo bistro in Santa Ynez, California. Born in Calabria, Italy, Leonardo learned his culinary skills in Tuscany before relocating to Los Angeles, where he worked as a chef at Cicada Restaurant and founded Pane Caldo in Beverly Hills. Leonardo's gastronomic journey then led him to Aspen, where he joined the legendary Farfalla Restaurant. In 1997, Leonardo opened Trattoria Grappolo in Santa Ynez and hasn't looked back. Today, the casual bistro continues to serve authentic, traditional Italian fare for lunch and dinner. Aside from the restaurant, Leonardo runs a full catering company and teaches private cooking classes. He has also launched a new line of pasta sauces.

Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms

Author : Juan A. Morales-Ramos
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123914159
Total Pages : 765 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms written by Juan A. Morales-Ramos and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens is an essential reference and teaching tool for researchers in developed and developing countries working to produce "natural enemies" in biological control and integrated pest management programs. As we become aware of the negative impact of pesticides in human health and on the environment, interest is rapidly increasing in developing biological pest control alternatives. Tremendous advances have been made in beneficial organism technology, such as insect predators and parasitoids, mite predators, entomopathogenic nematodes, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. However, developing techniques to mass produce these biological control agents is not enough if the cost of commercialization is prohibitive. Advancing mass production to the level of economic feasibility is critical, so these new technologies can compete in the open market. This book educates academic and industry researchers, and enables further development of mass production so new technologies can compete in the open market. It is also an excellent resource for those researching beneficial arthropod mass production and technologies for other uses, including for study and application in biotechnology and biomedical research. - Focuses on techniques for mass production of beneficial organisms and methods of evaluation and quality assessment - Organizes and presents the most advanced and current knowledge on methods to mass produce beneficial organisms in response to the increased global demand for alternatives to chemical pesticides for biological control producers - Includes a team of highly respected editors and authors with broad expertise in these areas

Fifty Shades of Chicken

Author : F.L. Fowler
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0385345224
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Fifty Shades of Chicken written by F.L. Fowler and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dripping Thighs, Sticky Chicken Fingers, Vanilla Chicken, Chicken with a Lardon, Bacon-Bound Wings, Spatchcock Chicken, Learning-to-Truss-You Chicken, Holy Hell Wings, Mustard-Spanked Chicken, and more, more, more! Fifty chicken recipes, each more seductive than the last, in a book that makes every dinner a turn-on. “I want you to see this. Then you’ll know everything. It’s a cookbook,” he says and opens to some recipes, with color photos. “I want to prepare you, very much.” This isn’t just about getting me hot till my juices run clear, and then a little rest. There’s pulling, jerking, stuffing, trussing. Fifty preparations. He promises we’ll start out slow, with wine and a good oiling . . . Holy crap. “I will control everything that happens here,” he says. “You can leave anytime, but as long as you stay, you’re my ingredient.” I’ll be transformed from a raw, organic bird into something—what? Something delicious. So begins the adventures of Miss Chicken, a young free-range, from raw innocence to golden brown ecstasy, in this spoof-in-a-cookbook that simmers in the afterglow of E.L. James’s sensational Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. Like Anastasia Steele, Miss Chicken finds herself at the mercy of a dominating man, in this case, a wealthy, sexy, and very hungry chef. And before long, from unbearably slow drizzling to trussing, Miss Chicken discovers the sheer thrill of becoming the main course. A parody in three acts—“The Novice Bird” (easy recipes for roasters), “Falling to Pieces” (parts perfect for weeknight meals), and “Advanced Techniques” (the climax of cooking)—Fifty Shades of Chicken is a cookbook of fifty irresistible, repertoire-boosting chicken dishes that will leave you hungry for more. With memorable tips and revealing photographs, Fifty Shades of Chicken will have you dominating dinner.

Secrets of the Cicada Summer

Author : Andrea Beaty
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 161312001X
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the Cicada Summer written by Andrea Beaty and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2011-01-14 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small-town girl with a big secret follows in the footsteps of her heroine Nancy Drew: “Compelling [and] as accessible as diCamillo’s Because of Winn-Dixie.” —The Horn Book Eleven-year-old Lily has a passion for Nancy Drew stories and a secret she is keeping from those she loves. When summer brings lying, stealing, sneaky Tinny Bridges to town, Lily must be on her guard with this perceptive newcomer, or risk having her secret revealed. But Tinny won’t leave Lily alone. She takes candy from the general store and blames Lily. She tries to steal Lily’s friends and even her father’s affection. Then Tinny goes missing, and only watchful, mystery-loving Lily has any idea what happened to her. But for Lily, finding Tinny means confronting her hidden past. “Written with clarity and fine attention to craft.” —Booklist “[An] evocative debut novel . . . One part memory, one part mystery, and a generous dose of atmosphere make this the kind of satisfying read that summer reading is all about.” —School Library Journal

Song of the Cicada

Author : Sandy Santistevan
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595345662
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Song of the Cicada written by Sandy Santistevan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back cover: Natty Hogue came to the desert seeking change but finds the harsh landscape as immutable as the past she hopes to escape. As director of nurses, she oversees the daily routine at "the San," a remote, Southern California tuberculosis sanitarium in the 1960s.

Pizza & Wine: Authentic Italian Recipes and Wine Pairings

Author : James O. Fraioli
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423612507
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Pizza & Wine: Authentic Italian Recipes and Wine Pairings written by James O. Fraioli and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pizza & Wine, Chef Leonardo Curti shares 65 delectable pizza recipes paired with the perfect wine to create an idyllic meal. 65 simple and authentic Italian pizzas and the wine pairings that complement

Field Guide to Urban Wildlife

Author : Julie Feinstein
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811744175
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to Urban Wildlife written by Julie Feinstein and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identify and understand the wildlife most commonly found living near humans--and how they've adapted to thrive in cities and suburbs.

The Anthropocene Cookbook

Author : Zane Cerpina
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262047403
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Anthropocene Cookbook written by Zane Cerpina and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than sixty speculative art and design projects explore how art, food, and creative thinking can prepare us for future catastrophes. In the Age of the Anthropocene—an era characterized by human-caused climate disaster—catastrophes and dystopias loom. The Anthropocene Cookbook takes our planetary state of emergency as an opportunity to seize the moment to imagine constructive change and new ideas. How can we survive in an age of constant environmental crises? How can we thrive? The Anthropocene Cookbook answers these questions by presenting a series of investigative art and design projects that explore how art, food, and creative thinking can prepare us for future catastrophes. This cookbook of ideas rethinks our eating habits and traditions, challenges our food taboos, and proposes new recipes for humanity’s survival. These more than sixty projects propose new ways to think and make food, offering tools for creative action rather than traditional recipes. They imagine modifying the human body to digest cellulose, turning plastic into food, tasting smog, extracting spices and medicines from sewage, and growing meat in the lab. They investigate provocative possibilities: What if we made cheese using human bacteria, enabled human photosynthesis through symbiosis with algae, and brought back extinct species in order to eat them? The projects are diverse in their creative approaches and their agendas—multilayered, multifaceted, hybrid, and cross-pollinated. The Anthropocene Cookbook offers a survival guide for a future gone rogue, a road map to our edible futures.

The Eat-a-bug Cookbook

Author : David George Gordon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1607744368
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Eat-a-bug Cookbook written by David George Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its stylish new package, updated information on the health and environmental benefits of insect eating, and breed-your-own instructions, this new edition of The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook is the go-to resource for anyone interested in becoming an entomological epicure. Before Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain began seeking out exotic and outright bizarre foods,The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook established insect cuisine as the new food frontier and has sold consistently over the last decade. Today, insect eating is more than just a fringe movement and this revised edition of The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook is a complete primer for everyone who wants to source, cook, and broaden their culinary horizons with edible insects.

The West Virginia Pepperoni Roll

Author : Candace Nelson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781943665747
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book The West Virginia Pepperoni Roll written by Candace Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pepperoni roll, a soft bread roll with pepperoni baked in the middle, originated in the coal mining areas of north central West Virginia when Italian immigrants invented a food that could be eaten easily underground. This spicy snack soon found its way out of the mines and into bakeries, bread companies, restaurants, and event venues around the state, often with additional ingredients like cheese, red sauce, or peppers. As the pepperoni roll's reputation moves beyond the borders of West Virginia, this food continues to embody the culinary culture of its home state. It is now found at the center of bake-offs, eating contests, festivals, as a gourmet item on local menus, and even on a bill in the state's legislature. The West Virginia Pepperoni Roll is a comprehensive history of the unofficial state food of West Virginia. With over 100 photographs and countless recipes and recollections, it tells the story of the immigrants, business owners, laborers, and citizens who have developed and devoured this simple yet practical food since its invention.

Kokopelli

Author : Ekkehart Malotki
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803282957
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (829 download)

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Download or read book Kokopelli written by Ekkehart Malotki and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kokopelli the flute player is one of the most popular icons that American culture has adopted from the Native peoples of North America. The Kokopelli name and image are everywhere, adorning everything from jewelry, welcome mats, T-shirts, and money clips to motels, freeway underpasses, nature trails, nightclubs, and string quartets. Kokopelli evokes mystery and wonder, ancient ceremonies andøspirituality, Mother Earth and the purity of nature. But what exactly is Kokopelli? Just how Native American is this ubiquitous flute player? In this fascinating book, the distinguished scholar of Hopi culture and history Ekkehart Malotki describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in American mass culture from its beginning to Kokopelli?s present status as pan-Southwestern icon. He explores the figure?s connections with the Hopi kachina god Kookop”l” and Maahu, the cicada, and discusses how this rock-art image has been appropriated and misunderstood. Kokopelli sheds light on a little-understood aspect of Hopi culture and testifies to the continuing power of Native cultures to spark the popular imagination and interest of outsiders.

Natural Histories

Author : Stephen Lyn Bales
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572335615
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Natural Histories written by Stephen Lyn Bales and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanied by the author's striking line drawings, each chapter in Natural Histories showcases a particular animal or plant and each narrative begins or ends in, or passes through the Tennessee Valley. Along the way, historical episodes both familiar and obscure-the de Soto explorations, the saga of the Lost State of Franklin, the devastation of the Trail of Tears, and the planting of a "Moon Tree" at Sycamore Shoals in Elizabethton-are brought vividly to life. Bales also highlights the work of present-day environmentalists and scientists such as the dedicated staffers of the Tennessee-based American Eagle Foundation, whose efforts have helped save the endangered raptors and reintroduce them to the wild.