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Vibrant art, wacky dogs, distant lands, and a headline-by-headline guide to the last 157 years...

By Francine Prose
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the December 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Vibrant art, stirring photography, wacky dogs, distant lands, and a headline-by-headline guide to the past 157 years.

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