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The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land.
- Arnold Toynbee

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British historian 1889 - 1975

Author Keywords: Historian, British

Other Authors

Barbara Tuchman, Dionysius Of Halicarnassus, Stephen Ambrose, Eduard Zeller, George Bancroft

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