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September 2004
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Features
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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
Unexpected Antarctica
Far from being a wasteland of ice and snow, the world's most remote region is alive with history, color and life
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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
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Becoming a Full-Fledged Condor
The California condor learns from people, other condors and the school of hard knocks
Lee Bontecou's Brave New World
A star of the 1960s art scene returns with a triumphant exhibition of futuristic works
Departments
Man of Action
An eccentric photographer and a racehorse made history one day in 1878. The world would never look the same
Easy Riders
For whistle-stop campaigning or just rolling down memory lane, nothing could be finer than your own railroad car
Comedy Central
"Your Show of Shows," starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, pioneered madcap TV humor in the 1950s
Chestnutty
Wielding cutting-edge science and lots of patience. James Hill Craddock hopes to restore the ravaged American chestnut tree to its former glory
Deep Science
From the Chesapeake Bay to Panama, scores of Smithsonian divers probe underwater mysteries