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September 2008
Features
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Victory at Sea
The world's largest protected area, established this year in the remote Pacific, points the way to restoring marine ecosystems
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Our Imperiled Oceans: Seeing Is Believing
Photographs and other historical records testify to the former abundance of the sea
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Face the Nation
The 1858 debates reframed America's argument about slavery and transformed Lincoln into a presidential contender
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Departments
Indelible Images
Day of the Iguanas
On a morning in a Oaxacan market, photographer Graciela Iturbide made one of the most enduring images of Zapotec life
My Kind of Town
Northwest Passage
He arrived unsure of what to expect—but the prolific author quickly embraced Seattle's energizing diversity
Presence of Mind
Clan-Do Spirit
From the Editor
Newcomers
Letters to the Editor
Letters
This Month in History
September Anniversaries
Around the Mall
Spirit of the Sea
Q&A
Nancy Knowlton
The renowned coral reef biologist leads Smithsonian's effort to foster a greater public understanding of the world's oceans
Around the Mall
Most Likely To
What's Up
What's Up
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