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National Geographic August 1990

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Missouri’s Garden of Consequence { The Plant Hunters: A Portrait of the Missouri Botanical Garden}
This leading center for tropical botanical research has expanded its mission to educating the world about the effects of rain forest destruction. Boyd Gibbons and photographer James P. Blair report.
Voyage of the Century
Their mission to explore the outer solar system accomplished, the twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have headed for the stars. With newly enhanced images, team member Bradford A. Smith chronicles their adventure.
Neptune: Voyager’s Last Picture Show
The wonders of the eighth planet from the sun thrilled even seasoned scientists and made Voyager 2’s final close encounter one of its most amazing. Rick Gore recounts the excitement as experts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory interpret images of Neptune
An African American Celebration of Life { A Celebration of African- American Life; Philadelphia’s African Americans: A Celebration of Life; Mother Africa’s Children }
Old traditions find joyous expression in Philadelphia’s inner city. Photographer Roland L. Freeman shares his long commitment to recording preservation and change in an urban culture.
Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided
The nation that has pursued a separate destiny outside the Soviet sphere fights economic depression and strives to forestall a civil war rooted in ancient hatreds. Kenneth C. Danforth and photographer Steve McCurry explore a troubled country.
Northwest Passage { Changing Images of the Northwest Passage}
Over six summers, ethnographer John Bockstoce traversed a 3, 500- mile Arctic route between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in a 60- foot research vessel. He reports that mining, oil and gas exploration, and military operations are profoundly affecting the n

National Geographic July 1988

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What’s Killing the Palm Trees?
A disease called lethal yellowing is destroying the coconut palms of the Western Hemisphere, says plant pathologist Randolph E. McCoy. With photographs by Guillermo Aldana E.
Acts of Faith in Chile { Chile: Acts of Faith}
Chileans will soon decide in a plebiscite whether to continue a swing to the political right led by Augusto Pinochet. Allen A. Boraiko and photographer David Alan Harvey descirbe a nation weighing its choices.
Catastrophe at Kourion { The Day the World Ended at Kourion: Reconstructing an Ancient Earthquake}
On July 21 in A. D. 365 an earthquake brought death and destruction to a city on Cyprus. Archeologist David Soren and his team, using computer graphics, dramatically re- create the scene of personal tragedy. Photographs by Martha Cooper.
Atlanta on the Rise { Atlanta: Energy and Optimism in the New South}
Host to this month’s Democratic Convention, the capital of Georgia has evolved from Civil War casualty to premier city of the Southeast, an exciting business and cultural center. Erla Zwingle and photographer Jim Richardson report on a modern- day resur
When the Moors Ruled Spain
Their 800- year dominance ended in 1492 with expulsion by Columbus’s benefactors, Ferdinand and Isabella. The heritage left behind still enriches the country, Thomas J. Abercrombie and photographer Bruno Barbey discover.

National Geographic March 1982

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Quebec’s Northern Dynamo
A far- flung network of dams and hydroelectric plants is harnessing subarctic Canadian rivers for new power for industries and cities. Text by Larry Kohl, photographs by Ottmar Bierwagen.
Henry Hudson’s Changing Bay
The 20th century brings technology and political clout to a handful of Inuit villages trying to balance old ways and new in the isolated wilderness around Hudson Bay. By Bill Richards, with photographs by David Hiser.
The Two Souls of Peru
Indian and Spanish heritages mold a nation of sharp geographic and social contrasts, where a new government makes a fresh start. Harvey Arden reports, with photographs by William Albert Allard.
Santa Fe: Still the Goal at the End of the Trail { Santa Fe- -Still Trail’s End; Santa Fe: Goal at the End of the Trail}
William S. Ellis finds artists, tourists, and deserters from drudgery seeking modern haven in the oldest capital city in the United States. Photographs by Gordon W. Gahan and Otis Imboden.
Sudan: Crucible of Cultures { Sudan: Arab- African Giant}
Ranging across Africa’s largest nation, author- photographer Robert Caputo visits diverse peoples of a country struggling for unity a decade after the end of a 17- year civil war between African south and Arabic north.

National Geographic August 1973

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The Great Lakes: Is It Too Late? { Superior- Michigan- Huron- Erie- Ontario: Is It Too Late? }
A shipping thoroughfare, water source, and sewer shared by the U. S. and Canada, the Great Lakes embark on a battle against pollution.
Diving Beneath Arctic Ice
The author and other scientists set up a manned research station in Canada’s Resolute Bay to test men and equipment against the cold.
Algeria: Learning to Live With Independence
Rebounding from bitter civil war, Africa’s second largest nation exhibits a dual personality – – Arabic by fiat of its socialist government, yet French in the language and culture of its cities.
Friend of the Wind: The Common Tern
Thousands of terns fly to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, from South America each spring – – but in fewer numbers than ever before.
Stalking the West’s Wild Foods
A naturalist takes his family foraging for edibles in four western states to demonstrate the bounty of nature.
Gotland: Sweden’s Treasure Island
A former Viking stronghold, the Baltic island of sunny Swedes lives by farming, small- scale industry, and tourism.

National Geographic October 1973

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Cowpunching on the Padlock Ranch
The author straps on spurs to join cowboys tending Herefords in Wyoming’s Bighorn country.
Chile, Republic on a Shoestring
Civil war tears the richly endowed South American nation as middle- class demonstrators protest the Marxist regime of Salvador Allende.
One Strange Night on Turtle Beach
In an incredible annual invasion of Costa Rica’s beaches, Pacific ridley turtles lumber ashore to lay their eggs.
The Bittersweet Waters of the Lower Colorado
Harnessed by dams, depleted by canals, the once- raging lower Colorado waters towns and industries, and makes millions of desert acres bloom.
City Astride Two Continents: Istanbul { Istanbul, the City That Links Europe and Asia}
The ancient Turkish metropolis proudly displays its past as the capital of Christendom, the seat of power for Ottoman sultans, and a long- standing bulwark of Islam.
The Flamingo Eaters of Ngorongoro
On Tanzania’s Lake Makat, hyenas hunt the colorful birds, then guard their kill from opportunistic jackals.

National Geographic September 1972

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Bangladesh: Hope Nourishes a New Nation
A 1971 civil war ended with independence for Bengalis of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
New Tricks Outwit Our Insect Enemies
Rejecting chemical control of noxious insects, scientists introduce their natural enemies.
Human Treasures of Japan
Masters of ancient skills of weaving, lacquerwork, puppetry, and pantomime are recognized by the Japanese government and encouraged to pass along their skills.
The Manx and Their Isle of Man
Port of call for tourists, this self- governing community within the British Commonwealth raises abundant crops on land warmed by the Gulf Stream.
A Bit of Old Russia Takes Root in Alaska: Nikolaevsk { Nikolaevsk: A Bit of Old Russia Takes Root in Alaska}
The Old Believers, fleeing religious reform and persecution in Russia, have established isolated communities around the world. An Alaska village is reminscent of 17th- century Russia.
Yesterday Lingers Along the Connecticut
Cascading from New Hampshire to Long Island Sound, the 400- mile- long river that once dumped wastes from thriving manufacturers begins a cleanup.