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100 1 _aMarsh, George P.
_q(George Perkins),
_d1801-1882
245 1 0 _aMan and Nature; Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_and_Nature
500 _aRelease date is 2011-11-09
508 _aProduced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Man and Nature; Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action" by George Perkins Marsh is a groundbreaking environmental study published in 1864. This pioneering work challenges the myth of Earth's inexhaustibility by documenting how human actions transform and potentially destroy the natural world. Drawing parallels between ancient Mediterranean civilizations and contemporary America, Marsh warns that environmental degradation—from deforestation to soil erosion—can lead to collapse. His urgent message helped launch the modern conservation movement and influenced the creation of America's national forests and parks. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHuman geography
653 _aPhysical geography
653 _aConservation of natural resources
653 _aNature -- Effect of human beings on
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37957
999 _c78797
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