Description
Contents: Smithsonian horizons by Secretary Adams., Letters to the Editor., Around the Mall and beyond by Edwards Park., Picture credits., Phenomena, comment and notes by John P. Wiley jr., In Chicago, ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is wide awake (The city’s beloved Art Institute gets set to open a new building, having recently restored the old one.), On the Long, Long Trail of the Rail (Fourteen years of tracking culminate in a unique film record of the lives of these bashful birds.), Curiously Constant Korea (Despite centuries of crippling conflict, a harsh climate and hostile terrain, its feisty spirit endures.), Birth of the Salesmen (The enigmatic Phoenicians, it seems, invented trade; a stunning new exhibition celebrates their culture.), Waging war in ‘Bug City’, Kenya (With traps and tricks, an international research center is outsmarting insects, the scourge of Africa.), Was Devils’s Island the worst of the worst? (French convicts were last sent to the infamous penal colony in 1938, survivors recall its horrors.), Saffron: versatile spice, ludicrous price (If machines eliminate hand-processing of Spain’s “red gold”, the cost will fall – so will a way of life.), Roto Rooster’s day in court (Chicken take up residence in upscale suburbs and one feathered friend runs afoul of the law.)
Issue: August 1988
Condition: Very Good