National Geographic July 1992
CONDITION
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MAGAZINE Good, clean pages, reading wear
CONTENTS
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America’s Third Coast – By Douglas Bennett
Lee; Photographs by Joel Sartore –
Arching along the Gulf of Mexico from the Everglades to the Rio Grande, 1,600
miles of U.S. coastline juxtaposes fragile salt marsh and heavy industry,
condominiums and empty beaches.
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Mountain Lions
-- By Maurice G Hornocker; Photographs
by Jim Dutcher and George F Mobley – These elusive cats once ranged across the
U. S. Decimated by overhunting and vanishing habitat, only 30 to 50 remain in
the East, But in the West, mountain lions are making a comeback.
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Albania Opens the
Door – By Dusko Doder; Photographs by Nicole Bengiveno – Europe’s poorest
country has emerged from nearly five decades of forced isolation under a
repressive dictatorship. Now it must struggle to catch up.
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Pillar of Life – Text
and photographs by George Grall – As a magnet draws filings, a wharf piling in
the Chesapeake Bay attracts a bizarre multitude of marine organisms—from
seahorses to shipworms.
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The Spell of the
Trobraind Isalnds – By Paul Theroux; Photographs by Peter Essick – Living in
apparent bliss, the Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea deflect the outside world
with mocking indifference. But how long will the magic last?
COVER
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Cradled by a powerful
paw, a mountain lion cub in the Idaho Rockies submits to wash time. Photograph
by Jim Dutcher.
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