In this collection of more than 250 extraordinary photographs, Al and Tipper Gore visually explore the central relationships that define us and bind us together. The images presented here show the emotional richness of American families, their remarkable diversity, and the many ways in which they are discovering a new strength and spirit.With these dynamic and intimate black-and-white and color photographs, the Gores illustrate the myriad experiences of the American family. Selected from more than 15,000 images, the photographs in The Spirit of Family present an inspiring, wide-ranging body of work. Collected here are the images of such renowned art photographers as Tina Barney, Mitch Epstein, Lee Friedlander, Sally Mann, Mary Ellen Mark, and Nicholas Nixon; the work of National Geographic photojournalists William Albert Allard, Jodi Cobb, and David Alan Harvey; and relatively unknown works by a group of women who specialize in lyrical photographs of their own children, including Debbie Fleming Caffery, Maude Schuyler Clay, and Jennette Williams. Snapshots are juxtaposed with expansive compositions, while stylized portraits are interspersed with candid moments, vividly bringing to life the experience of families from every part of our nation. Read Less