National Geographic March 1979
CONDITION
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Magazine – Good,
clean, light reading and shelf wear
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Tear Out guide still
attached
CONTENTS
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Triumph and Tragedy
on Annapurna – An American women’s team conquers the world’s tenth tallest
mountain. Then a fall takes the lives of two. Arlene Blum, Irene Miller, and
Vera Komarkova relate their history-making Himalaya climb.
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Belgium: One Nation
Divisible – Wed politically after Waterloo, the Flemings and Walloons now plan
an amicable separation—into autonomous regions under one king, flag, and
constitution. Article by James Cerruti, with photographs by Martin Rogers.
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Our National Wild
Life Refuges—A Chance to Grow – At a critical juncture, writes National
Geographic Society President Robert E Doyle, clear an equitable decisions are
needed to assure the future of a vast public domain.
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Island, Prairie,
Marsh, and Shore – Four distinctly different wildlife refuges show their
wonders to naturalist Charlton Ogburn and photographer Bates Littlehales. A
special tear-out guide details many of the 390 preserves.
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Denver, Colorado’s
Rocky Mountain High – Drawing wealth and nourishment from plain and mountain,
the mile-high state capital now serves as economic hub of an entire
mid-continent region. John J Putman and David Cupp report.
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Nigeria Struggles
With Boom Times – After 19 years of independence, a key African nation strives
to build a strong democracy to use its bonanza oil wealth to raise the standard
of living of peoples long subjected to colonialism, corruption, and civil
strife. Article by Noel Grove, photographs by Bruno Barbey.
COVER
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A tufted puffin finds
shelter on the Farallon Islands Refuge off San Francisco. Photograph by Bates
Littlehales.
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