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Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist

Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist Paperback / softback - 1994

by Adrian J. Desmond

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In lively and accessible style, the authors tell how Darwin came to his world-changing conclusions and how he kept his thoughts secret for twenty years. Hailed as the definitive biography, this book explains Darwin's paradox and offers a window on Victorian science, theology, and mores. Contains a wealth of new information and 90 photographs.

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Paperback / softback. New. "Unquestionably the finest [biography] ever written about Darwin. . . . Darwin has now become, and properly, the quintessentially socially embedded scientist. Desmond and Moore are brilliant in their pursuit of this truly unifying theme."-Stephen Jay Gould
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  • Title Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
  • Author Adrian J. Desmond
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 886
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Date 1994-06-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780393311501
  • ISBN 9780393311501 / 0393311503
  • Weight 2.6 lbs (1.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 2.2 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 5.59 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Darwin, Charles, Naturalists - England - Biography
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00000000
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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CHARLES DARWIN'S grandfather Erasmus had a lacerating wit and a loathing of meddling gods.

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