Smithsonian Magazine: August 2002
Features
Sondheim!
A summer festival showcases the wit and artistry of the musical-theater master, drawing "nuts" from all over
By Chip Brown
First City in the New World?
Peru's Caral suggests civilization emerged in the Americas 1,000 years earlier than experts believed
By Smithsonian magazine
Boy Wonder
For a few fleeting moments in 1956, Elvis Presley was still an unaffected kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, and the road to stardom seemed paved in possibility
By Alina Corday-Taylor
Palm Plight
Assaulted by myriad threats to their survival, palm species around the world face the likelihood of extinction
By Mike Grudowski
Odd DUKW
On land and in the water, World War II's amphibian workhorse showed the skeptics a thing or two now it shows tourists the sights
By Thomas B. Allen
Dreams in the Desert
The allure of Morocco, with its unpredictable mix of exuberance and artistry, has seduced adventurous travelers for decades
By Richard Covington
Palio: Italy's Mad Dash
Pageantry, passion and intrigue are all on display in the no-holds-barred, bareback horse race run twice each summer in the medieval city of Siena
By Smithsonian magazine
Iron Will
While William Clark is best known for the expedition he made with Meriwether Lewis, his later life was as historic and more consequential
By Landon Y. Jones
Departments
From the Editor
Joyous View
A biographer and his subject, William Clark, meet in St. Louis
By Carey Winfrey
Points of Interest
They Turned the Tide
Members of the Doolittle Raiders celebrate the 60th anniversary of the U.S. answer to pearl harbor
By Robert F. Howe
The Object at Hand
Macho in Miniature
For nearly 40 years, G.I. Joe has been on America's front lines in toy boxes from coast to coast
By Ed Leibowitz
Phenomena & Curiosities
Thar They Blow!
Gentle giants? New research suggests that male sperm whales may butt heads over females
By Kevin Roderick
