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 Read Quote
Man could not stay there forever. He was bound to spread to new regions, partly because of his innate migratory tendency and partly because of Nature’s stern urgency. Ellsworth Huntington Read Quote
The human organism inherits so delicate an adjustment to climate that, in spite of man’s boasted ability to live anywhere, the strain of the frozen North eliminates the more nervous and active types of mind. Ellsworth Huntington Read Quote
It seems strange that almost no other traces of the strong vikings are found in America. Ellsworth Huntington Read Quote
America forms the longest and straightest bone in the earth’s skeleton. Ellsworth Huntington Read Quote
Today, no less than in the past, the tetrahedral form of the earth and the relation of the tetrahedron to the poles and to the equator preserve the conditions that favor rapid evolution. Ellsworth Huntington Read Quote
The geysers and hot springs of the Yellowstone are another proof of recent volcanic activity. Ellsworth Huntington Read Quote
Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential. Ellsworth Huntington Read Quote
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. Ellsworth Huntington Read Quote
The evidence points to central Asia as man’s original home, for the general movement of human migrations has been outward from that region and not inward. Ellsworth Huntington Read Quote
