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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

10,000 Birds

Treaties trump state laws. Prepared by the Audubon Society with statistics, Greeley was able to link bird protection to crop protection, making it a food conservation priority and thus a war issue. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P.