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July 1989 Issue
July 1989 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.
  • A Toxic Ghost Town
    Michael H. Brown
  • The Balkans: Europe's Third World
    Robert D. Kaplan
  • Word Histories: Etymologies Derived From the Files of the Dictionary' of American Regional English
    Craig M. Carver
  • The July Almanac
  • Notes: Breakout
    Cullen Murphy
  • Earth Island Institute Dolphin Project

He Knew His Wagner: Recent Reissues Show Why Lauritz Melchior Is the Most Durable of the Great Wagnerian Singers

By William H. Youngren
July 1989 Issue
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