History in its broadest aspect is a record of man's migrations from one environment to another.
From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment.
In fact, the history of North America has been perhaps more profoundly influenced by man's inheritance from his past homes than by the physical features of his present home.
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.
For the source of any characteristic so widespread and uniform as this adaptation to environment we must go back to the very beginning of the human race.
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