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George Perkins Marsh (1801–1882)

Author of Man and nature

15+ Works 182 Members

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Includes the names: George P. Marsh, Geroge Perkins Marsh

Image credit: Image from Life and letters of George Perkins Marsh (1888)

Works by George Perkins Marsh

Man and nature (1864) 160 copies

So Great a Vision: The Conservation Writings of George Perkins Marsh (2001) 6 copies

The origin and history of the English language : and of the early literature it embodies (2015) 3 copies

Lectures on the English Language (2009) 2 copies

From "Man and Nature" 1 copy

Mediaeval and modern saints and miracles 1 copy

Appeal for American readers 1 copy

Works of George Perkins Marsh (2013) 1 copy

Man and Nature by George Perkins Marsh (2015-05-07) (1752) 1 copy

Man and Nature by Marsh, George Perkins (2013) Paperback (1609) 1 copy

Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 1 copy

[Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics)] [By: Marsh, George Perkins] [April, 2003] 1 copy

George P. Marsh correspondence images of Italy, 1861-1881 (2011) 1 copy

The camel : his organization, habits and uses : considered with reference to his introduction into the United States 1 copy

George Marsh Classics: Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 1 copy

Associated Works

American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau (2008) — Contributor — 454 copies, 1 review

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Canonical name: Marsh, George Perkins
Birthdate: 1801-03-15
Date of death: 1882-07-23
Gender: male
Education: Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth College (BA|1820)
Occupations: diplomat
philologist
conservationist
lawyer
politician
environmentalist
Organizations: Ambassador
United States Congress
Vermont State Bar (1825)
Awards and honors: American Philosophical Society (1849)
American Antiquarian Society (1851)
Relationships: Marsh, Caroline Crane (spouse)
Marsh, James (cousin)
Marsh, Charles (father)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Woodstock, Vermont, USA
Places of residence: Burlington, Vermont, USA
Rome, Italy
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Place of death: Vallombrosa, Reggello, Kingdom of Italy
Burial location: Protestant Cemetery, Rome, Italy

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Works: 15
Also by: 1
Members: 182
Popularity: #118,784
Rating: ½ 4.3

ISBNs: 31
Languages: 1

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