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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525428336
- ISBN: 052542833X
- Physical Description: x, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part I: Origins. The Book from Across the Atlantic ; Gray's Botany ; Beetles, Birds, Theories ; Word of Mouth ; Making a Stir ; A Night at the Lyceum ; The Nick of Time -- Part II: Struggles. Bones of Contention ; Agassiz ; The What-Is-It? ; A Spirited Conflict ; Into the Vortex ; Tree of Life ; A Jolt of Recognition ; Wildfires -- Part III: Adaptations. Discord in Concord ; Moods ; Meditations in a Garden ; The Succession of Forest Trees ; Races of the Old World ; A Cold Shudder -- Part IV: Transformations. At Down House ; The Ghost of John Brown ; In the Transcendental Graveyard.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 576.82 FUL (Text) | 37810435482525 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
