The reluctant Mr. Darwin an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin and the making of his theory of evolution
(2006)

Nonfiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : AudioGO : Made available through hoopla, 2006
EDITION
Unabridged
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1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 45 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9780792746270 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11383229, 0792746279 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11383229
LANGUAGE
English
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Read by Grover Gardner

In September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that natural selection among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity. Twenty-one years passed between that epiphany and publication of On the Origin of Species. The human drama and scientific basis of that time constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that illuminates this cautious naturalist who sparked an intellectual revolution. Drawing from Darwin's secret notebooks and personal letters, David Quammen has sketched a vivid life portrait of the man whose work remains controversial today

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