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.
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Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC,
[2017]
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Physical Description: | x, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
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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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Call Number: | QH365.O8 F85 2017 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780525428336 052542833X |