Smithsonian Magazine 1977 December

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Smithsonian Magazine 1977 December

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Contents:  The View from the Castle: Secretary Ripley’s comments, Phenomena, comments and notes by James K. Page Jr., Picture Credits, Letters to the Editor, Around the Mall and beyond by Edwards Park, The struggle in Alaska between conservationists and developers for the biggest stakes yet, A suppressed “Alice” episode emerges after 107 years, complete with the actual proofs and Carroll’s corrections, The not-so-fast-frozen mammoths, including an intact baby, which are being recovered from the permafrost of Siberia, Birch trees, ethereal and indomitable, offer Man the joy of their beauty – and have scores of uses, Despite “ignorance, lust for wealth…desecration,” Peruvian treasures survive and start tour of United States, Industrial revolution out in space promises advances in pharmaceutical and metallurgical technologies, The baffling status of controversial Soviet artist Glazuov, including his mammoth 20th-century potpourri, This way out of our jumbled jungle of signs: Smithsonian’s directions were inspired by Mexican Olympic games, You can thank Louis Prang for the Christmas card headache

Issue:  December 1977

Condition:  Very Good