Darwin's armada
McCalman, Iain2009
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'Darwin's Armada' tells the stories of Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, Joseph Hooker and Alfred Wallace, four young amateur naturalists from Britain who voyaged to the southern hemisphere during the first half of the 19th century in search of adventure and scientific fame.
Main title:
Darwin's armada / Iain McCalman.
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Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Collation:
422 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781847372666 (hbk)
Dewey class:
B576.82092241B/DAR
Language:
English
Subject:
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- TravelDarwin, Charles, 1809-1882. Origin of the speciesHuxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 -- TravelHooker, Joseph Dalton, Sir, 1817-1911 -- TravelWallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 -- TravelNaturalists -- Great Britain -- BiographyEvolution (Biology) -- History -- 19th centuryBiography
BRN:
895443
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