The Millhopper Book Club meets the first T uesday of each month. You do not have to read the book to attend the meeti ng. When we meet\, we start by sharing books we&rsquo\;ve read recently\, then discuss that month&rsquo\;s book.
\nIn March\, we'll be discuss ing The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America&rsquo\;s Bird by Jack E. Davis. "The bald eagle is regal but fearless\, a bird y ou're not inclined to argue with. For centuries\, Americans have celebrate d it as "majestic" and "noble\," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and\, falsely\, a sna tcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation's founding through incon ceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species\, Jack E. Davis contrasts the age when native peoples lived beside it peacefully with tha t when others\, whether through hunting bounties or DDT pesticides\, twice pushed Haliaeetus leucocephalus to the brink of extinction. Filled with s pectacular stories of Founding Fathers\, rapacious hunters\, heroic bird r escuers\, and the lives of bald eagles themselves-monogamous creatures\, c onsidered among the animal world's finest parents-The Bald Eagle is a much -awaited cultural and natural history that demonstrates how this bird's wo ndrous journey may provide inspiration today\, as we grapple with environm ental peril on a larger scale.&rdquo\; Description provided by the pub lisher
\nEvent Contact: Beth Noll\, bnoll@aclib.us
\nhttps:/ /acld.libnet.info/event/9394684 URL;VALUE=URI:https://acld.libnet.info/event/9394684 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/acld/Millhopper_Book_Club_ Icon.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR