National Geographic July 1960

Sailing a Sea of Fire
Large numbers of glowing microorganisms light the waters of a Puerto Rican bay.
Space Pioneers of NASA Journey Into Tomorrow { Exploring Tomorrow With the Space Agency}
Researchers and test pilots race the Soviets to send the first person into space.
Return of the Trumpeter
Nineteenth- century hunters nearly exterminated the world’s largest swan, but conservationists hope to stage a comeback.
Alberta Unearths Her Buried Treasures
David Boyer discovers the hospitality of this large Prairie Province.
Atlas of the Fifty United States
The Society presents its first book of bound and indexed maps.
Hawaii, U. S. A
Sugarcane and pineapples mean sweet success for this mid- ocean state born of volcanoes.