Wonderland; or, Alaska and the Inside Passage

Wonderland; or, Alaska and the Inside Passage - With a Description of the Country Traversed by the Northern Pacific Railroad

ulti discurrent, et augebitur stultitia. Thus did one of the profoundest of modern thinkers parody the prediction of the Hebrew prophet who foretold the time when, with increased facilities for travel and intercommunication, there should come a great enlargement of the bounds of knowledge, and a corresponding amelioration of the condition of humanity. It would, however, be strange indeed, if the complex process of social evolution, even in its present stage, were not marked by some of the indications of a retrograde movement. The age in which we live has undoubtedly its peculiar follies and foibles, which are but thrown into relief by the qualities that more generally distinguish it. But many are running to and fro, and knowledge is being increased. Nature is revealing herself to the traveler in new forms and aspects, and disclosing to his wondering gaze mysterious pages of her great book hitherto hidden from him. And while extensive tracts of country, presenting physical features to which the entire known world furnishes no parallel, have been brought by railroad enterprise within reach alike of the curious sight-seer and the inquiring student, a vast region, of almost unexampled wealth-producing capabilities, has, by the same agency, been thrown open to that advancing tide of civilization which is rapidly overspreading the world. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 36435
Author: Hyde, John
Release Date: Jun 16, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Schwatka, Frederick, 1849-1892