National Geographic September 1981

CONDITION   Acceptable, unmarked text, reading and cover wear

CONTENTS

Silver: A Mineral of Excellent Nature – The story of an extraordinary metal mirrors mans ageless striving for faith and healing, riches and beauty. By Allen A Boriako, with photographs by Fred Ward

Manhattan—Images of the City – New York’s best know borough vibrates with problems and newfound promise. John J Putman and native New Yorker Jay Maisel capture its heartbeat in words and pictures.

Guradian of the Persian Gulf – In a rare look inside strategic Oman, author-photographer Thomas J Abercrombie reports how petrodollars and a forward-looking sultan are propelling a medieval land into the modern age.

The Wanderers From Vung Tau – Fleeing Communist takeovers in their homeland, Vietnamese fishermen and their families hope Biloxi, Mississippi, will yet provide the peaceful haven they yearn for. By Harvey Arden, with photographs by Steve Wall.

Nahanni: Canada’s Wilderness Park – Exploring a far-north river the Indians revered, Douglas H Chadwick and photographer Matt Bradley find a masterwork of grandeur and solitude—canyons, falls, mountains, and forests.

COVER – A young Vietnamese refugee in Biloxi, Mississippi, dons festive costume for Tet, the lunar new year of her people. Photograph by Steve Wall

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