# Land of the Eagle (1991)

Land of the Eagle: Great Encounter - November 24, 1991 "Land of the Eagle," an eight-part chronicle of North America, begins with Native Americans encountering English settlers in the 17th century. Also: indigenous wildlife, including eagles and opossums. Land of the Eagle: Confronting the Wilderness - November 24, 1991 Part 2 of "Land of the Eagle" studies European settlers "Confronting the Wilderness" of Canada. Included: explorations by Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain; footage of beavers and wolves. Land of the Eagle: Conquering Swamps - November 25, 1991 Part 3 of "Land of the Eagle" recalls the roles of Native Americans and wildlife in "Conquering the Swamps" of 16th-century Florida. Also: how Spanish explorers disrupted the "peace of the wetlands." Land of the Eagle: Across the Seas of Grass - November 25, 1991 Part 4 of "Land of the Eagle" examines indigenous people and wildlife seen by Lewis and Clark "Across the Sea of Grass" of the Great Plains. Also: how the region has become the "breadbasket of the world." Land of the Eagle: Into the Shining Mountains - November 26, 1991 Part 5 of "Land of the Eagle" goes "Into the Shining Mountains"---the Rockies---to explore "the spine of North America." Included: wildlife; and the "eternal winter" of its highest peaks. Land of the Eagle: Living on the Edge - November 26, 1991 Wood rats, hawks, lizards and snakes are among the desert creatures "Living on the Edge" in Part 6 of "Land of the Eagle." Also included: the…

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1991
- By: WNET (New York), BBC
- Genres: Nature
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/Nature_Land_of_the_Eagle)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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