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1999 National Geographic Battle Of MIDWAY Galapagos
You are buying an Original APRIL 1999 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, which features articles related to: GALAPAGOS;
BLUES HIGHWAY; MIDDLE EAST COPPER AGE; BATTLE OF MIDWAY & U.S.S.
YORKTOWN LOCATED by Robert D. BALLARD; TEXAS HILL COUNTRY; and
SPRING-MELT PONDS & POOLS.
Contents include:
Galapagos: Paradise in Peril (Tourism,
development, and abnormal weather threaten the unique island ecosystem
that inspired Darwin’s theory of natural selection.)
Galapagos Underwater (In
the grip of El Nino the normally cold, rich seas that support a
bountiful food chain warmed, with dire consequences to penguins,
iguanas, and sea lions.)
Traveling the Blues Highway (One
of the largest internal migrations in U.S. history took place this
century as black Americans left the South in search of social and
economic equality, carrying with them the soulful music known as the
blues.)
Journey to the Copper Age (Archaeologist
retrace a copper-trading route used 6,500 years ago and unearth
discoveries that shed light on the lives of ancient metalworkers in the
Middle East.)
Ghosts and Survivors: Return To The Battle of Midway (After
crippling the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Japan set out to deal
it a death blow at Midway. Fifty-six years later former foes relive
those harrowing hours as explorer Robert D. Ballard locates the grave
of the U.S.S. Yorktown.)
A Special Place: Texas Hill Country (Sit a spell by the cool, spring-fed streams of central Texas and you’ll see why cityfolk are heading for the hills.)
The Pools of Spring (As
winter melts away, small ponds begin to dot the fields and woodlands of
North America. By mid-spring they teem with salamanders and frogs; by
late summer they are gone.)
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