Vintage NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Vol.164 No. 4 October 1983

A Vintage copy of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Vol.164 No. 4 October 1983

Featuring:

The World of Martin Luther

A defiant German monk, born five centuries ago next month, changed the course of history. Luther challenged the Roman Catholic Church, igniting the Reformation and, very nearly, himself. Merle Severy and photographer James L. Amos trace his life.

Circling Earth From Pole to Pole

For three years author Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his Transglobe Expedition forged through the heat and cold of four continents and three oceans to complete the first-ever bipolar circumnavigation.

Niger's Wodaabe: "People of the Taboo"

A rigid code of behavior guides nomads who squeeze a bare subsistence from the fringes of the Sahara. Carol Beckwith records their ritual celebrations and the elaborate male beauty contests that lighten their lives during the rainy season.

Pitcairn and Norfolk-The Saga of Bounty's Children

From South Pacific islands 3,700 miles apart, the descendants of mutineers face uncertain times as the population of remote Pitcairn dwindles and Norfolk confronts an influx of outsiders. Text by Ed Howard; photographs by David Hiser and Melinda Berge.

The Japanese Crane, Bird of Happiness

Numbering about a thousand in all, these graceful creatures hold a special place in Japanese culture. Text and photographs by Tsuneo Hayashida.

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