Author: Edmund Bogg

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-29

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780265910252

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Excerpt from The Old Kingdom of Elmet, the Land 'Twixt Aire and Wharfe: A Descriptive Sketch of Its Ancient History, Antiquities, Legends, Picturesque Features, and Its Flora; Being a Companion Volume to "Lower Wharfeland" It is at the latter part of this period, known as the Post-tertiary, that the biped figure Of man appears dimly on the horizon, his arms of defence a knotted club, wrested from the trees of the tropical forest, and, peradventure, with a stone fastened by with'es at the end - probably the only rude weapon of man in the early stone age, or Paleolithic. Century after century roll past in startling numbers - how many the greatest scientist cannot tell us; climatic changes are gradually taking place, many of the larger animals become extinct, and the Almighty Ruler altering the face of Nature, in the succession of ages, more suitable for the dwelling Of man in this district. Primeval forests, seeds of our vast coal measures, are slowly, but surely, sinking; the great Eastern Plain, little by little, subsiding below water level, and gradually forming the German Ocean. 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.

Download or read book The Old Kingdom of Elmet, the Land 'Twixt Aire and Wharfe written by Edmund Bogg and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Old Kingdom of Elmet, the Land 'Twixt Aire and Wharfe: A Descriptive Sketch of Its Ancient History, Antiquities, Legends, Picturesque Features, and Its Flora; Being a Companion Volume to "Lower Wharfeland" It is at the latter part of this period, known as the Post-tertiary, that the biped figure Of man appears dimly on the horizon, his arms of defence a knotted club, wrested from the trees of the tropical forest, and, peradventure, with a stone fastened by with'es at the end - probably the only rude weapon of man in the early stone age, or Paleolithic. Century after century roll past in startling numbers - how many the greatest scientist cannot tell us; climatic changes are gradually taking place, many of the larger animals become extinct, and the Almighty Ruler altering the face of Nature, in the succession of ages, more suitable for the dwelling Of man in this district. Primeval forests, seeds of our vast coal measures, are slowly, but surely, sinking; the great Eastern Plain, little by little, subsiding below water level, and gradually forming the German Ocean. 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.