Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-283) and index.
Contents:
Index. The fabric falls : 1837-1839 -- The kiwi's egg : 1842-1844 -- Point of attachment : 1846-1851 -- A duck for Mr. Darwin : 1848-1857 -- His abominable volume : 1858-1859 -- The fittest idea : 1860 to the future -- The last beetle : 1876-1882 -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary:
Traces the twenty-one-year period between Charles Darwin's original idea about natural selection and the publication of "On the Origin of Species," in an account that offers insight into his experiences as a cautious naturalist.
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