Culture | American fauna
A new book charts the changing fortunes of America’s national bird
The bald eagle was not always venerated, Jack Davis shows
The Bald Eagle. By Jack Davis. Liveright; 464 pages; $29.95 and £18.99
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “A wing and a prayer”
Culture March 5th 2022
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