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First paperback printing 2008

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Montgomery, David R., 1961-.

Dirt : the erosion of civilizaton / David R. Montgomery

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 13: 978-0-520-27290-3 (pbk : alk. paper)

1. Soil science—History. 2. Soils. 3. Soil erosion. I. Title.

S590.7.M66 2007

631.4'9—dc22 2006026602

Manufactured in the United States of America

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requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 2002)

(Permanence of Paper).