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November 1984 Issue
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This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • Sentences for a Friend Snowed In
    James Galvin
  • The Comedian
    John L'Heureux
  • Mtm's Past and Future
    David Marc
  • William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley
    Nancy Caldwell Sorel
  • The Search for Life on Other Planets
    Robert P. Crease and Charles C. Mann
  • Pilgrims' Progress
    Robert Clinton
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November 1984 Issue
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