Ellsworth Huntington – Purpee Quotes

Year by year we are learning that

Posted on June 15, 2018June 15, 2005 by admin

“Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential.”

— Ellsworth Huntington

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Category: learning
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Except on their southern borders the great

Posted on February 17, 2014February 17, 2009 by admin

“Except on their southern borders the great northern forests are not good as a permanent home for man.”

— Ellsworth Huntington

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Category: home
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Nevertheless most of the evergreen forests of

Posted on December 5, 2011December 5, 2006 by admin

“Nevertheless most of the evergreen forests of the north must always remain the home of wild animals and trappers, a backward region in which it is easy for a great fur company to maintain a practical monopoly.”

— Ellsworth Huntington

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Category: home
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No part of the world can be

Posted on January 6, 2011January 6, 2006 by admin

“No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings.”

— Ellsworth Huntington

Author: Ellsworth Huntington
Category: knowledge
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