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In The Northward Course of Empire

Read by Leon Harvey


Vilhjalmur Stefansson


The Northward Course of Empire was written to promote the idea of a new wave of civil expansion into the Arctic Circle, a region generally c…

The Effects of the Weather Upon Death Rate and Crime in India (1884)

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 101

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Samuel Alexander (Alec) Hill


"Of all effects of weather, snow makes the greatest change in animal economy in the countryside, and weeks often pass before the old or…

I. The Chart of Evolution

In World-Power and Evolution

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Ellsworth Huntington


Every important aspect of human knowledge must be considered in its relation to both space and time. In "Civilization and Climate"…

Book 21, Chapters 22-40: Fabrics which rival the colours of flowers; the amaran…

In The Natural History Volume 5

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Pliny the Elder


Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …

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