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 THE CONQUEST OF
 A CONTINENT




 THE CONQUEST OF
 A CONTINENT

 OR

 THE EXPANSION OF RACES IN AMERICA

 BY

 MADISON GRANT

 PRESIDENT, NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
 TRUSTEE, AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
 PRESIDENT, BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUB
 COUNCILLOR, AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
 AUTHOR, "PASSING OF THE GREAT RACE"

 WITH AN INTRODUCTION

 BY

 PROF. HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN

 CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

 NEW YORK      ·      LONDON

 MCMXXXIII




 Copyright, 1933, by

 CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

 Printed in the United States of America

 _All rights reserved. No part of this book
 may be reproduced in any form without
 the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_

[Illustration]




 To

 MY BROTHER

 DE FOREST GRANT




INTRODUCTION


The character of a c