Synopses & Reviews
Award-winning cultural historian Iain McCalmantells the stories of Charles Darwin and his most vocal supporters and colleagues: Joseph Hooker, Thomas Huxley, and Alfred Wallace. Beginningwith the somber morning of April 26, 1882-theday of Darwin's funeral-Darwin's Armada steps back in time and recounts the lives andscientific discoveries of each of theseexplorers. The four amateur naturalists voyagedseparately from Britain to the southernhemisphere in search of adventure and scientific fame. From Darwin's inaugural trip on theBeagle in 1835 through Wallace'sexploits in the Amazon and, later, Malaysia inthe 1840s and 1850s, each man independently made discoveries that led him to embrace Darwin'sgroundbreaking theory of evolution. This bookreveals the untold story of Darwin's greatestsupporters who, during his life, campaignedpassionately in the war of ideas over evolutionand who lived on to extend and advance the scope of his work.
Synopsis
Award-winning cultural historian Iain McCalman tells the stories of Charles Darwin and his most vocal supporters and colleagues: Joseph Hooker, Thomas Huxley, and Alfred Wallace. Beginning with the somber morning of April 26, 1882--the day of Darwin's funeral-- steps back in time and recounts the lives and scientific discoveries of each of these explorers. The four amateur naturalists voyaged separately from Britain to the southern hemisphere in search of adventure and scientific fame. From Darwin's inaugural trip on the in 1835 through Wallace's exploits in the Amazon and, later, Malaysia in the 1840s and 1850s, each man independently made discoveries that led him to embrace Darwin's groundbreaking theory of evolution. This book reveals the untold story of Darwin's greatest supporters who, during his life, campaigned passionately in the war of ideas over evolution and who lived on to extend and advance the scope of his work.
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Award-winning cultural historian Iain McCalman tells the stories of Charles Darwin and his staunchest supporters: Joseph Hooker, Thomas Huxley, and Alfred Wallace. Beginning with the somber morning of April 26, 1882—the day of Darwin's funeral—Darwin's Armadasteps back and recounts the lives and scientific discoveries of each of these explorers, who campaigned passionately in the war of ideas over evolution and advanced the scope of Darwin's work.
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A group portrait of the three British voyagers who became fierce defenders of Darwin's theory of evolution.
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"Sparkling . . . an extraordinary true-adventure story, complete with trials, tribulations and moments of exultation."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
About the Author
Iain McCalman is an award-winning professor at the , where he lives. He has served as president of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and director of the Humanities Research Centre at ANU. He lives in Sydney.