44 Quotes by Ellsworth Huntington

History in its broadest aspect is a record of man's migrations from one environment to another.

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.

We are learning, too, that the love of beauty is one of Nature's greatest healers.

America forms the longest and straightest bone in the earth's skeleton.

Fertile soil, level plains, easy passage across the mountains, coal, iron, and other metals imbedded in the rocks, and a stimulating climate, all shower their blessings upon man.

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

The geysers and hot springs of the Yellowstone are another proof of recent volcanic activity.

As a matter of fact, an ordinary desert supports a much greater variety of plants than does either a forest or a prairie.

In America the most widespread type of forest is the evergreen coniferous woodland of the north.