# George Perkins Marsh — Sticks and Stones character guide

> George Perkins Marsh in Sticks and Stones by Lewis Mumford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** George Perkins Marsh

**First appearance:** 0032-vii-the-age-of-the-machine

## Who they are

Early environmentalist whose work on human impact on nature is cited.

## In the story

### [Chapter III: Regional Planning and the Reclamation of the Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as an acute observer who warned by 1860 of the danger to civilization from deforestation, drawing parallels to ancient Mediterranean civilizations.

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