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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fuller, Randall, 1963- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]
Subjects:	Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. > On the origin of species. Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence. Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. On the origin of species (Darwin, Charles) Evolution (Biology) > United States > History > 19th century. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Evolution (Biology) United States. HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877) PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Transcendentalism. SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution. 1800-1899 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	x, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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