August 1998
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
How the Bard Won the West
Mountain man Jim Bridger could recite Shakespeare with the best of them
One Under the Sun
With a newly refurbished logo, the Smithsonian reaffirms its unity of purpose
Sharing the Gift of Music
An endowment accompanying rare instruments lets them be heard in performances and on recordings
A Wizard's Scribe
Before the phonograph and lightbulb, the electric pen helped spell the future for Thomas Edison
Review of 'Darwin's Dreampond: Drama in Lake Victoria and No Mercy: A Journey to the Heart of the Congo and Camping with the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa'
Drama in Lake Victoria and No Mercy: A Journey to the Heart of the Congo and Camping with the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa