The book that changed America : how Darwin's theory of evolution ignited a nation

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In 1860, Charles Darwin's just published 'On the origin of species' was read and discussed by five extraordinary American intellectuals: botanist Asa Gray, child welfare reformer Charles Loring Brace, abolitionist Franklin Sanborn, philosopher Bronson Alcott, and Henry David Thoreau....

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Main Author: Fuller, Randall, 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Viking, [2017]
Subjects:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. > On the origin of species.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence.
Evolution (Biology) > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 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
  • Part II. Struggles
  • 8. Bones of contention
  • 9. Agassiz
  • 10. The what-is-it?
  • 11. A spirited conflict
  • 12. Into the vortex
  • 13. Tree of life
  • 14. A jolt of recognition
  • 15. Wildfires
  • Part III. Adaptations
  • 16. Discord in Concord
  • 17. Moods
  • 18. Meditations in a garden
  • 19. The succession of forest trees
  • 20. Races of the Old World
  • 21. A cold shudder
  • Part IV. Transformations
  • 22. At Down House
  • 23. The ghost of John Brown
  • 24. In the transcendental graveyard.

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