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May 1985 Issue
May 1985 Cover
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.
  • The Afrikaner Mentality
    Conor Cruise O’Brien
  • The Matter of Wales
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • The Long Surrender
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • Annie John
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • The Tenth Man
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • Afro-American Folktales

The Market in Bloodlines

Wealthy speculators have transformed the once genteel hobby of horse breeding into a high-stakes enterprise

By Sam Toperoff
May 1985 Issue
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