People & Places
Finding America's Heart by Harley
Inspired by the generosity of fellow Americans as he traveled cross-country, John Gussenhoven pledged his fortunes to assist those who helped him on his journey
December 18, 2009 |
By Jamie Katz
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A reporter follows the lucrative, illicit and heartrending trade in stolen wild animals deep into Ecuador's rain forest
December 2009 |
By Charles Bergman
![Dogon region villager with ritual figures](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20100106204913im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Mali-Dogon-region-figurines-388.jpg)
As demand for its antiquities soars, the West African country is losing its most prized artifacts to illegal sellers and smugglers
November 2009 |
By Joshua Hammer
![Worthington Minnesota](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20100106204913im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/My-Town-Worthington-MN-cornfield-388.jpg)
Novelist Tim O'Brien revisits his past to come to terms with his rural hometown
November 2009 |
By Tim O'Brien
![Jones shack along the Yellowstone](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20100106204913im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Jones-shack-along-the-Yellowstone-388.jpg)
The artist’s eye for the off-kilter and unusual offers a distinctive portrait of the West at the turn of the 20th century
October 05, 2009 |
By Donna M. Lucey
![Christopher Columbus](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20100106204913im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Christopher-Columbus-388.jpg)
The European discovery of America opened possibilities for those with eyes to see. But Columbus was not one of them
October 2009 |
By Edmund S. Morgan
![Cambodia children with malaria](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20100106204913im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Cambodia-rural-poor-malaria-388.jpg)
In Southeast Asia, forensic investigators using cutting-edge tools are helping stanch the deadly trade in fake anti-malaria drugs
October 2009 |
By Andrew Marshall
![Seborga](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20100106204913im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Seborga-micronation-388.jpg)
Explore these mock sovereign states fueled by local disputes, utopian idealism and the imaginations of a few eccentric individuals
August 24, 2009 |
By Robin T. Reid
![Andrej and Alec Bozek](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20100106204913im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Andrej-Bozek-Alec-Sean-Kernan-thumb.jpg)
Photographer Sean Kernan followed Polish immigrants Andrej and Alec Bozek from an Austrian refugee camp to Texas
September 2009 |
By Dewitt Sage
![Vietnamese Amerasians celebrating their heritage](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20100106204913im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Vietnamese-Amerasians-celebrate-their-heritage-388.jpg)
Born overseas to Vietnamese mothers and U.S. servicemen, Amerasians brought hard-won resilience to their lives in America
June 2009 |
By David Lamb
![Dragon Boat Festival](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20100106204913im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Dragon-Boat-Festival-388.jpg)
Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, Duanwu Jie honors storied history with culinary treats
May 15, 2009 |
By Jeninne Lee-St. John
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