1980 July – December

The Bulgarians: People to Match a Rugged Land { The Bulgarians}
Boyd Gibbons frames a portrait of spirit, industry, and a will to make do in a socialist system that offers few luxuries and squelches criticism. Photographs by James L. Stanfield.
Giant Otters, a Vanishing Breed { Giant Otters in Peril; Giant Otters: Big Water Dogs in Peril}
In the jungles of Suriname, Nicole Duplaix studies South America's endangered big water dogs. Photographs by Bates Littlehales.
Bulgaria's Ancient Treasures { Ancient Bulgaria's Golden Treasures}
A trove of copper and gold artifacts supports author Colin Renfrew's theory that metallurgy evolved in Europe independent of Near East influences. Photographs by James L. Stanfield; paintings by Jean- Leon Huens.
Return to Uganda
With her Canadian husband, a Ugandan woman goes home after seven years, to find that her nation's sorrows did not end with the fall of Idi Amin. By Jerry and Sarah Kambites, with photographs by Sarah Leen.
China's Born- again Giant { Shanghai: Muscle and Smoke Born- Again Giant; Shanghai: China's Born- again Giant}
Mike Edwards finds signs of stabilization in Shanghai, a city that has known both the heights of progress and the depths of chaos. With photographs by Bruce Dale, plus a double supplement map of China and its peoples.
A Buckaroo Stew of Fact and Legend: The Pony Express { Grit and Glory: The Pony Express; Pony Express, Legend and Fact; The Pony Express}
Indians and the elements warred against those young couriers of 1860- 61 who galloped into legend. Rowe Findley and photographer Craig Aurness retrace the historic route.

Bamboo, the Giant Grass
It is strong, light, and a gourmet's delight, and no other living thing grows so tall so fast. Luis Marden travels worldwide to survey what he regards as the most useful plant on earth. Photographs by Jim Brandenburg.
My Chesapeake- -Queen of Bays
Allan C. Fisher, Jr. , discovers ecological trouble brewing in the demi- Eden of this great estuary. Photographs by Lowell Georgia.
The Pompidou Center Captivates Paris { Pompidou Center, Rage of Paris}
An architectural King Kong in its first three years attracts more visitors than the Louvre and Eiffel Tower combined, delighting some, dismaying others. Photographs by Marc Riboud, text by Cathy Newman.
Last of a Breed, the Gauchos { The Gauchos, Last of a Breed}
Robert Laxalt and photographer O. Louis Mazzatenta document the vanishing way of life of South America's renowned horsemen.
Albania Stands Alone { Albania, Alone Against the World}
In a rare glimpse of a nation that isolates itself from the world, Turkish photojournalist Mehmet Biber finds it sternly ruled, self- sufficient, and defiant of both West and East.
Life on a High Rock Ledge { Nature's Kingdom on a High Rock Ledge; Life on a Rock Ledge}
Seemingly barren mountain faces in northern New England in fact support a host of hardy plants and animals, naturalist William H. Amos demonstrates.