For most of its history, America was led by presidents who watched birds, hunted birds, or kept birds as pets.| birdhistory.substack.com
1 print : lithograph with watercolor, on wove paper ; 30.5 x 41.9 cm. (image) | A figurative portrayal of the 1844 presidential contest as a cock-fight, in which Whig candidate Henry Clay prevails. Clay and Democratic opponent Polk battle in a pit or ring as several prominent political figures look on. The Polk bird is obviously waning, having lost many of its feathers. Clay crows, "Cock a doodle doo doo." Outside the ring some of the spectators comment on the action. Daniel Webster (far left...| www.loc.gov
Mockingbirds are a powerful symbol in literature and music, but how well do we know the actual bird?| birdhistory.substack.com
