Buckets from an English Sea
Subtitle: 1832 and the Making of Charles Darwin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jan 02, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780190654405
Description: " ... As author Lou Rosenblatt explains, the year 1832 in Darwin's life was crucial for the development of his theory of evolution. A century and a half of study of Darwin, the man, and his work, including close readings of his books, notebooks, letters, and even the books he read, has led to a working appreciation of his genius. The "success" of this account has, however, kept us from seeing several important issues: most notably, why did he pursue evolution in the first place? While this book is neither an almanac of 1832, nor a biography of Charles Darwin (though both are at the heart of Rosenblatt's work), Buckets from an English Sea offers a unique take on the factors that shaped Darwin's legendary theory and the making of him as a scientist ..."--Jacket.
Notes: Source title: Buckets from an English Sea: 1832 and the Making of Charles Darwin