EPISODE · Jan 9, 2023 · 26 MIN
The Bald Eagle Part Two: The History of the Bald Eagle in America
from For the Ages: A History Podcast · host New-York Historical Society
Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental historian Jack E. Davis once again joins David M. Rubenstein to dive deep into the history, and patriotic symbolism of the bald eagle. In this talk, they discuss how the bald eagle came to be tied to American identity and government, the importance of bald eagles in Native American cultures, and how modern conservation efforts arose despite hunting of bald eagles in the early American republic. Recorded on November 16, 2022
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Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental historian Jack E. Davis once again joins David M. Rubenstein to dive deep into the history, and patriotic symbolism of the bald eagle. In this talk, they discuss how the bald eagle came to be tied to American identity and government, the importance of bald eagles in Native American cultures, and how modern conservation efforts arose despite hunting of bald eagles in the early American republic. Recorded on November 16, 2022
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