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IF a book can be classed as good when it fulfils a predefined object, then this book is good. The author has been fully impressed by the wealth and greatness of his own country, and in simple but logical diction has painted a canvas of distinction. Corn, wheat, barley, fruit, cotton, vegetables and subsidiaries are all there in detail, which is surprising, considering the simple terms used; and a series of. excellent photographs makes for a well-balanced whole. As learning increases, so man's ability to absorb the whole of it decreases. The consequent era of specialization has created gaps in human knowledge which appear impossible of closure, and in a sense these gaps may be accounted a serious detriment. The real value of this book is as a stepping-stone across the break.
The American Land
Its History and its Uses. By William R. Van Dersal. Pp. xvi + 215 + 65 plates. (London, New York and Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1943.) 21s. 6d. net.
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CARPENTER, D. The American Land. Nature 153, 697 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153697d0
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