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Charles Darwin : the concise story of an extraordinary man / Tim M. Berra.

Summary:

Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, this compact, illustrated biography tells the fascinating story of the person and the idea that changed everything.The Johns Hopkins University Press

Record details

  • ISBN: 0801891043
  • ISBN: 9780801891045
  • Physical Description: xi, 114 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-110) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
An admirable pedigree -- A privileged youth -- Exploration -- Discovery -- Maturity -- A proposal -- Life at down house -- Correspondence -- Daily routine -- Taxonomy and selection -- Alfred Russel Wallace and The Origin -- What Darwin said -- Darwin's bulldog -- A man of enlarged curiosity -- Darwin's death -- Epilogue.
Subject:
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Naturalists > England > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library BIO DARWIN (Text) 36015000666608 Adult Biography Available -