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- George P. (George Perkins) Marsh
- The Earth as Modified by Human Action
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Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-07-01
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Public domain in the USA.
About the author
George P. (George Perkins) Marsh
1801–1882
Best known as an early voice for conservation, this 19th-century scholar argued that human activity could seriously damage the natural world. He also built a remarkably varied career as a lawyer, congressman, linguist, and diplomat.
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