Smithsonian, Volume 45, Number 9, January 2015

Gaby D'Alessandro New York: Smithsonian Business Venture, 2015. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Magazine. 92 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Mailing information printed on the front cover. Cover image of Amelia Earhart. Smithsonian is the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The first issue was published in 1970. The history of Smithsonian began when Edward K. Thompson, the retired editor of Life magazine, was asked by the then-Secretary of the Smithsonian, S. Dillon Ripley, to produce a magazine. In 1973, the magazine turned a profit for the first time. By 1974, circulation had nearly quadrupled, to 635,000, and it reached the one million milestone in 1975—one of the most successful launches of its time. In 1980, Thompson was replaced by Don Moser, who had also worked at Life, and circulation reached upwards of two million, in turn, by Carey Winfrey upon his retirement in 2001. The cover story in this issue is about Amelia Earhart. This article discussed possible artifacts from her Lockheed Electra found in the Pacific (near the Marshall Islands) and in the possession of Ric Gillespie. Also mentioned in the article are Betty Klenck Brown, Elgen Long, and marine explorer David Jourdan. Additional topics include: Taylor Branch making a timely argument about Martin Luther King's true legacy; PTSD during the Civil War; Lakota pictographic calendar, the Galapagos, Condition: Very good.

Keywords: Periodicals, Eva Holland, Travis Rathbone, Scott Momaday, Joe Wigdahl, Olivia Judson, Bryan Schutmaat, Jerry Adler, Amelia Earhart, Timothy Steele, Darwin, Dinosaurs, Bill Nye, Evolution, Elizabeth Quill, PTSD, Lakota, Guadalupe Peak, Tony Perrottet

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