JANUARY/FEBRUARY2017STANDINGTALLEGYPT’SGREATPYRAMIDSBABYLONJEWELOFTHEANCIENTWORLDHALTINGTHEHUNSTHEALLIANCETHATSTOPPEDATTILALUCREZIABORGIAPREDATORORPAWN?TURNERAMERICANREBELPLUS:ANGLO-SAXONHOARD:THETREASUREOFSUTTONHOOWINTERISCOMING:THEDEEPFREEZEOF17091-888-966-8687|natgeoexpeditions.com/discover©2017NationalGeographicPartnersLLC.NATIONALGEOGRAPHICEXPEDITIONSandtheYellowBorderDesignaretrademarksoftheNationalGeographicSociety,usedunderlicense.WILDLIFE&CULTURALTRIPS•SMALL-SHIPVOYAGES•PHOTOGRAPHYTRIPS&WORKSHOPSFAMILYEXPEDITIONS•TRAINTRIPS•PRIVATEJETTRIPS•ACTIVEADVENTURES•PRIVATEEXPEDITIONSUNIQUELODGESOFTHEWORLD•STUDENTEXPEDITIONS•ANDMORE!TRAVELTHEWORLDWITHNATIONALGEOGRAPHICNATIONALGEOGRAPHICHISTORY1FROMTHEEDITORHistoryisfullofstoriesthatarenoteasytotelloreasytohear.Buttheymustbetoldinordertounderstandmorefullythehumanexperience.WhenU.S.presidentBarackObamaspokeattheopeningoftheAfricanAmericanHistoryMuseumin2016,headdressedthisveryissue:“Thebesthistoryhelpsusrecognizethemistakesthatwe’vemadeandthedarkcornersofthehumanspiritthatweneedtoguardagainst.And,yes,aclear-eyedviewofhistorycanmakeusuncomfortable,andshakeusoutoffamiliarnarratives.Butitispreciselybecauseofthatdiscomfortthatwelearnandgrowandharnessourcollectivepowertomakethisnationmoreperfect...Itisinthisembraceoftruth,asbestaswecanknowit,inthecelebrationoftheentireAmericanexperience,whererealpatriotismlies.”ThestoryofNatTurnerandhisrebelsisjustoneofthesestoriesfromthedarkcorners.The2016filmTheBirthofaNationbroughttherebelliontothebigscreen,sheddinglight,sparkingconversation,andyieldingexplorationthatledtonewhistoricaldiscoveries.Aswefurtherprobethethornylegacyofthisevent,weseehowallAmericanscanlearnandgrowfromabetterunderstandingofNatTurner,hisrebels,andtheirplaceintheAmericanstory.AmyBriggs,ExecutiveEditorSTANDINGTALLEGYPT’SGREATPYRAMIDSBABYLONJEWELOFTHEANCIENTWORLDHALTINGTHEHUNSTHEALLIANCETHATSTOPPEDATTILALUCREZIABORGIAPREDATORORPAWN?NATTURNERNAMERICANREBELPLUS:ANGLO-SAXONHOARD:THETREASUREOFSUTTONHOO...
