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NATIONALGEOGRAPHICIPRIL2015VOL.227.NO.4ImagesofthePillarsofCreation"areamongthousands the HubbleSpaceTelescope hascaptured.In this issueleadHubble imagingscientist Zoltan Levaypicks his tenfavorites.PHOTO:NASA;ESA:COLOAZESAJOAre your favoriteHubble photos in ourgallery of top shots?Gotongm.com/more.62Hubble'sGreatestHitsAfter25yearson the job,theHubbleSpaceTelescopestandsas"oneoftheworid'smostproductiveandpopularscientificmachines."ByTimothyFerris307696116LincolnHowCoalFuelsThe Bug That'sTrajan's AmazingIndia's InsurgencyEatingthe WoodsColumnAlongthetrainroutethathisbodytraveledMilitants capitalizeAwarmingclimateOnapillarof Car-home,peopledebate Lincoln's legacy.onhumanpovertyisgoodforpineraramarble,anByAdamGoodheartbeetles-whichisemperor'sexploitsamidmineral wealth.Photographs by Eugene Richardsvery badforforests.toweroverRome.ByAnthonyLoydA Lincoln GalleryPhotographsbyByAndrew CurryBy Hillary RosnerPhotosshowthestrugglesofthenationLynseyAddarioPhotographs byPhotographsbyetchedintothepresident'sfacePeterEssickKennethGarrettOn the CoverAlexander Gardner photographed Abraham Lincoln130 ProofArgentineIdentitieson November 8,1863,11daysbefore the presidentdelivered theAphotographerglimpsesmanyculturesinGettysburgAddressPhotographtromLibraryorCongressthefacesofthecountry'speopleCorrectionsandClarificationsGotongm.oom/moreStoryandPhotographsbyMarcoVernaschiOFFICIALJOURNALOFTHENATIONALGEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 30 Lincoln Along the train route that his body traveled home, people debate Lincoln’s legacy. By Adam Goodheart Photographs by Eugene Richards A Lincoln Gallery Photos show the struggles of the nation etched into the president’s face. 76 How Coal Fuels India’s Insurgency Militants capitalize on human poverty amid mineral wealth. By Anthony Loyd Photographs by Lynsey Addario 96 The Bug That’s Eating the Woods A warming climate is good for pine beetles—which is very bad for forests. By Hillary Rosner Photographs by Peter Essick 116 Trajan’s Amazing Column On a pillar of Carrara marble, an emperor’s exploits tower over Rome. By Andrew Curry Photographs by Kenneth Garrett Images of the “Pillars of Creation” are among thousands the Hubble Space Telescope has captured. In this issue lead Hubble imaging scientist Zoltan Levay picks his ten favorites. PHOTO: NASA; ESA; HUBBLE HERITAGE TEAM, STSCI/AURA. COLORIZED COMPOSITE/MOSAIC Hubble’s Greatest Hits After 25 years on the job, the Hubble Space Telescope stands as “one of the world’s most productive and popular scientific machines.” By Timothy Ferris 62 130 Proof | Argentine Identities A photographer glimpses many cultures in the faces of the country’s people. Story and Photographs by Marco Vernaschi On the Cover Alexander Gardner photographed Abraham Lincoln on November 8, 1863, 11 days before the president delivered the Gettysburg Address. Photograph from Library of Congress Corrections and Clarifications Go to ngm.com/more. APRIL 2015 • VOL. 227 • NO. 4 Are your favorite Hubble photos in our gallery of top shots? Go to ngm.com/more
FROMTHEEDITORLincolnThe Longing for LincolnDoris Kearns Goodwin,the best-selling chronicler of America's presidents.knowsthequestionhistorians would expecthertoask Abraham Lincoln ifshe could. Howwould you have dealt with Reconstruction differently thanAndrewJohnson?thedutiful Goodwin would inquire.Lincoln's death cutshortwhatprobablywouldhavebeenagentlerapproachtotheSouthaftertheCivil War,sheexplains.If he'd lived,"itmighthavehelpedeasetheracialtensionthat'slastedforhundreds of years."Butgiventhechancetoactuallysitdownwithourl6thand,arguably,greatestpresident,Goodwin would asksomethingverydifferent."Iwould just saytohim,Tell meastory,"she says."The minute he started tellinga story,hiseyes wouldlightup,as ifhehad justcomefromblack andwhiteintofullcolor."April14marksthe150th anniversaryof Lincoln'sassassination.Like Goodwin, manyofus seek thatessen-tial Lincoln.Wewanttounderstand howaboywhoknewso much privation and lossbecamea manof resilience,confidence,and humility,whosespiritstill helps definethenationhelovedandsavedThisisthestorythat writer Adam Goodheart and pho-tographerEugeneRichardssetouttotellastheyretracedthepathofLincoln'sfuneral train over1,654miles, fromWashington,D.C., to its final stop in Springfield, Illinois.Perhapsamillionpeoplefiledpastthepresident'sopencoffin;millions more lined thetracks.It was an outpouringofsharedgriefafterawarthatkilledasmanyas850,000American soldiers.What was this longing for Lincoln, and why doesitendure?On one level, says Goodwin,it's obvious."Hewon thewar,savedtheUnion,ended slavery.Thatlegacyisapermanentlegacy to our nation and an advance ofsocialjustice."But she also thinksthat Lincoln's life storyitselftouchesemotionsinasingularlypowerful way.ThisportraitofaShequotes from Ernest Hemingway's Farewellto Arms:"The worldcontemplativebreakseveryoneandafterwardmanyarestrongatthebrokenplaces."Lincoln was made"This is true of Lincoln, Goodwin says."He had a sustaining spirit."on August9,1863,inaWashington,D.C.,photo studio.Susan Goldberg,Editor in ChiefPHOTOERGARDNERNGRE
FROM THE EDITOR Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief PHOTO: ALEXANDER GARDNER; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS This portrait of a contemplative Lincoln was made on August 9, 1863, in a Washington, D.C., photo studio. Doris Kearns Goodwin, the best-selling chronicler of America’s presidents, knows the question historians would expect her to ask Abraham Lincoln if she could. How would you have dealt with Reconstruction differently than Andrew Johnson? the dutiful Goodwin would inquire. Lincoln’s death cut short what probably would have been a gentler approach to the South after the Civil War, she explains. If he’d lived, “it might have helped ease the racial tension that’s lasted for hundreds of years.” But given the chance to actually sit down with our 16th and, arguably, greatest president, Goodwin would ask something very different. “I would just say to him, Tell me a story,” she says. “The minute he started telling a story, his eyes would light up, as if he had just come from black and white into full color.” April 14 marks the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination. Like Goodwin, many of us seek that essential Lincoln. We want to understand how a boy who knew so much privation and loss became a man of resilience, confidence, and humility, whose spirit still helps define the nation he loved and saved. This is the story that writer Adam Goodheart and photographer Eugene Richards set out to tell as they retraced the path of Lincoln’s funeral train over 1,654 miles, from Washington, D.C., to its final stop in Springfield, Illinois. Perhaps a million people filed past the president’s open coffin; millions more lined the tracks. It was an outpouring of shared grief after a war that killed as many as 850,000 American soldiers. What was this longing for Lincoln, and why does it endure? On one level, says Goodwin, it’s obvious. “He won the war, saved the Union, ended slavery. That legacy is a permanent legacy to our nation and an advance of social justice.” But she also thinks that Lincoln’s life story itself touches emotions in a singularly powerful way. She quotes from Ernest Hemingway’s Farewell to Arms: “The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” “This is true of Lincoln,” Goodwin says. “He had a sustaining spirit.” The Longing for Lincoln Lincoln
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