National Geographic Magazine– August 1968, Basques, Sailing, Salmon, Mexico City

Vintage, collectible 57+ Yrs Old edition
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Highlighted Features:
- Land of the Ancient Basques – An American born of Basque parents explores the western Pyrenees on the France-Spain border, land of his forefathers.
- The Age of Sail Lives On at Mystic – Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, preserves square-riggers, schooners, and heirlooms from the age of sail.
- The Incredible Salmon – Among the world’s great voyagers, salmon crisscross the Pacific but return to home rivers in the Pacific Northwest to spawn and die.
- Crystals, Magical Servants of the Space Age – Synthetic crystals lie at the heart of modern technology, from solar cells for satellites to the ruby rod of the laser.
- South to Mexico City – Heading from the U.S. to the site of the 1968 Olympic Games, the author and his family drive to out-of-the-way sights in Mexico, often referring to accounts of early Indian empires described by 16th-century conquistadores.