 | 1879 - 592 pages
...of Asia Minor,' says the author of ' Man and Nature,' ' where the operation of causes set in motion by man has brought the face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space of time which we call the historical period,... | |
 | 1864 - 940 pages
...becomes an assemblage of bald mountains, of barren, turfless hills, and of swampy and malarious plains. There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space of time xvhich we call ' the historical period,'... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1879 - 378 pages
..." the historical period," were covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, where the operation of causes set in action by man has brought the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon. " The earth is fast becoming an unfit... | |
 | 1864 - 922 pages
...becomes an assemblage of bald mountains, of barren, turfless hills, and of swampy and malarious plains. There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space of time wHich we call ' the historical period,'... | |
 | George Perkins Marsh - 1864 - 592 pages
...becomes an assemblage of bald mountains, of barren, turfless hills, and of swampy and malarious plains. There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space upon any form of life an influence analogous... | |
 | 1864 - 442 pages
...becomes an assemblage of bald mountains, of barren, turfless hills, and of swampy and malarious plains. There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space of time which we call ' the historical period... | |
 | 1864 - 920 pages
...becomes an assemblage of bald mountains, of barren, turfless hills, and of swampy and malarious plains. There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...Europe, where the operation of causes set in action by roan has brought the face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and... | |
 | United States Commissioner of Agriculture - 1866 - 660 pages
...his own personal observation of the subject ou four continents, the greatest authority and power: " There are parts of Asia Minor, of northern Africa,...face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon; and though, within that brief space of time men call the " historical period,"... | |
 | Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture - 1866 - 664 pages
...his own personal observation of the subject on four continents, the greatest authority and power: " There are parts of Asia Minor, of northern Africa,...face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon; and though, within that brief space of time men call the " historical period,"... | |
 | United States. Department of Agriculture - 1866 - 656 pages
...his own personal observation of the subject on four continents, the greatest authority and power: " There are parts of Asia Minor, of northern Africa,...face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon , and though, within that brief space of time men call the "historical period,"... | |
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There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa, of Greece, and even of Alpine Europe, where the operation of causes set in action by man has brought the face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon; and though, within that... 
