MARSH, George Perkins (1801 – 1882)
1801 – 1882
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1856 CE
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The camel: His organization habits and uses considered with reference to his introduction into the United States.
Marsh, who is remembered today for his contributions to ecology in his book, Man and nature, was appointed by president Zachary Taylor United States minister resident in the Ottoman Empire from 1849-1854. There he und…
1864 CE
#145.59
Man and nature; or, physical geography as modified by human action.
“The fountainhead of the conservation movement” (Mumford). This is a comprehensive scientific account of humanity's enormous and often destructive impact on the physical world. Marsh warned of the dangers …