Author: George P. Merrill

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-17

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 9781527971714

Excerpt from Contributions to a History of American State Geological and Natural History Surveys, 1920 The necessity for immediate action in the collection of such data is manifest, since much valuable information - particularly details of administration and cost - has never been published, but exists only in the memory of men, in pri vate records, and in public records liable to become destroyed or forgotten with the decadence of the present generation. It is accordingly proposed by the United States Geological Survey to collect material for a History of American State Surveys, with a view of publishing it, if possible, during the present year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.