Smithsonian Magazine: September 2004
Features
Reluctant Patriot
Francis Scott Key, who wrote the words that would become our national anthem, had opposed America's entry into the War of 1812
By Norman Gelb
Unexpected Antarctica
Far from being a wasteland of ice and snow, the world's most remote region is alive with history, color and life
By Andrew Curry
American Odyssey
They fled terror in Laos after secretly aiding American forces in the Vietnam War. Now 200,000 Hmong prosper-and struggle-in the United States
By Marc Kaufman
Becoming a Full-Fledged Condor
The California condor learns from people, other condors and the school of hard knocks
By A.J.S. Rayl
Lee Bontecou's Brave New World
A star of the 1960s art scene returns with a triumphant exhibition of futuristic works
By Paul Trachtman
Departments
Indelible Images
Man of Action
An eccentric photographer and a racehorse made history one day in 1878. The world would never look the same
By Victoria Olsen
Points of Interest
Easy Riders
For whistle-stop campaigning or just rolling down memory lane, nothing could be finer than your own railroad car
By Myron Beckenstein
The Object at Hand
Comedy Central
"Your Show of Shows," starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, pioneered madcap TV humor in the 1950s.
By Owen Edwards
People File
Chestnutty
Wielding cutting-edge science and lots of patience. James Hill Craddock hopes to restore the ravaged American chestnut tree to its former glory
By Susan Freinkel
Editor's Note
Point, Shoot, Submit
Our new and improved photo contest swings into gear
By Carey Winfrey
From the Secretary
Deep Science
From the Chesapeake Bay to Panama, scores of Smithsonian divers probe underwater mysteries
By Lawrence M. Small
