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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aBierbower, Austin,
_d1844-1913
245 1 0 _aFrom Monkey to Man, or, Society in the Tertiary Age :
_bA Story of the Missing Link, Showing the First Steps in Industry, Commerce, Government, Religion and the Arts; With an Account of the Great Expedition From Cocoanut Hill and the Wars in Alligator Swamp
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-10-05
508 _aProduced by Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"From Monkey to Man, or, Society in the Tertiary Age" by Austin Bierbower is a prehistoric novel written in the early 20th century. The work explores the imagined lives of our ancestors during the Tertiary Age, focusing on a fictional race known as the Ammi, who are depicted as emerging from apes. The narrative blends themes of evolution with the beginnings of society, showcasing the development of industry, commerce, and social structures alongside primitive conflicts with other creatures. The opening of the novel sets the stage by introducing Sosee, a young girl of the Ammi, who is distressed by the kidnapping of her sister, Orlee, by a baboon. As Sosee recounts this event, she expresses her determination to rescue Orlee, inspiring Koree, her lover, to join her on this mission. The narrative features a mix of action, humor, and dramatized evolutionary themes, discussing the dynamics of love, bravery, and early societal structures among these early humans, as they navigate dangers from both the environment and their primate relatives, illustrating the struggles that defined their existence. This introduction hints at a blend of adventure and sociocultural commentary as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPrehistoric peoples -- Fiction
700 1 _aHeaton, H. R.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63379
999 _c104203
_d104203