The Unlikely Story of How the Bald Eagle Became America’s Symbol

On this episode of Our American Stories, how did a bird Benjamin Franklin once called “of bad moral character” become America’s national symbol? Jack E. Davis, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird, shares the surprising and inspiring backstory.

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