Title: The Book That Changed America
Subtitle: How Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation
Description: 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.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology), Influence, History, New York Times reviewed, Darwin, charles, 1809-1882, Evolution, history, Origin of species, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Evolution (Biology.), HISTORY, Civil War Period (1850-1877), PHILOSOPHY, Movements, Transcendentalism, SCIENCE, Life Sciences, Evolution, On the origin of species (Darwin, Charles)
Places: United States
People: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Time periods: 19th century