Ellsworth Huntington - Plains Quotes

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Although farming of any sort was almost as impossible in the plains as in the dry regions of winter rains farther west, the abundance of buffaloes made life much easier in many respects.

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Although mountains may guide migrations, the plains are the regions where people dwell in greatest numbers.

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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.

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