The Earth as Modified by Human Action

Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics

by George Perkins Marsh

The Earth as Modified by Human Action is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1874. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Genres: Sustainability

684 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1864

About the author

George Perkins Marsh was an American diplomat and philologist and is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist and the precursor to the sustainability concept, although "conservationist" would be more accurate.

Reviews

[Faye]

I wanted to read George Perkins Marsh's, a famous Vermonter, most well-known book as it is considered to have been a significant contribution to the conservation movement. He documents the destruction of several environments but believe mankind could restore them. Marsh promoted management of nature and did not consider the human species to be part of the natural world.