Description
Contents: The view from the Castle: Secretary Ripley’s comments, Around the Mall and beyond by Edwards Park, Phenomena, comment and notes by James K. Page Jr., Letters to the Editor, Youthful as rivers go, the Mackenzie – and its surprising counterpart, the Amazon – is vital to the Earth’s biosphere, influencing climate, fisheries, wildlife and ocean currents. This is the first of two parts., Western art reveals the love, admiration, and even fear Man has felt toward animals throughout the ages., Joan Mondale’s interest in the arts enlivens the Vice President’s spacious home on Observatory hill., The joyous cut-paper creations of Henri Matisse’s indomitable last years continue to delight us., Learning to “think small” about dams could nearly double the hydropower capacity of the United States., The Rockefeller Archive Center houses a wealth of family and philanthropic records – and much more., No schools, no TV, but two youngsters learn rapidly in their impromptu “classrooms”, afloat and ashore., American luthiers have been plying their trade of violin making since early in the 19th century., On the trail of Tonto and kemo sabe, anthropologist encounters Spanish, Algonquian and, finally, Tewa.
Issue: September 1977
Condition: Very Good