The book that changed America : how Darwin's theory of evolution ignited a nation / Randall Fuller.
The book that changed America : how Darwin's theory of evolution ignited a nation / Randall Fuller.
The book that changed America : how Darwin's theory of evolution ignited a nation / Randall Fuller.
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New York, New York Viking, [2017]
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G 2017/1349
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English
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Physical content
x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. I Origins -- 1.The Book from Across the Atlantic -- 2.Gray's Botany -- 3.Beetles, Birds, Theories -- 4.Word of Mouth -- 5.Making a Stir -- 6.A Night at the Lyceum -- 7.The Nick of Time -- pt. II Struggles -- 8.Bones of Contention -- 9.Agassiz -- 10.The What-Is-It? -- 11.A Spirited Conflict -- 12...
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Publisher
New York, New York Viking, [2017]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
Traces the impact of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" on a diverse group of writers, abolitionists, and social reformers, including Henry David Thoreau and Bronson Alcott, against a backdrop of growing tensions and transcendental idealism in 1860 America.
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The book that changed America : how Darwin's theory of evolution ignited a nation / Randall Fuller.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version Fuller, Randall, 1963- , author.. Book that changed America New York : Viking, 2017 9780698186675 (DLC) 2016046390
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G 2017/1349
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74VKVR8yNORb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVR8yNORb
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ISBN
9780525428336 (hardcover)
DDC
576.82
MMS ID
991024075218802626
