Charles Darwin: The Beagle Letters
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0521898382
ISBN-13
9780521898386
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 4th, 2008
Print length
544 Pages
Weight
1,266 grams
Dimensions
25.50 x 18.20 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
Diaries, letters & journalsHistory of scienceExpeditions
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This fascinating collection of letters written and received by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the HMS Beagle provides a first-hand account of a voyage of discovery that was as much personal as intellectual. Original watercolours by the ship's artist Conrad Martens vividly bring to life Darwin's descriptions.
Charles Darwin''s voyage on the HMS Beagle is a gripping adventure story, and a turning point in the making of the modern world. Brought together here in chronological order, the letters he wrote and received during his trip provide a first-hand account of a voyage of discovery that was as much personal as intellectual. We follow Darwin''s adventures as he prepares for his travels, lands on his first tropical island, watches an earthquake level a city, and learns how to catch ostriches from a running horse. We witness slavery, political revolution, and epidemic disease, and share the otherworldly experience of landing on the Galapagos Islands and collecting specimens. His letters are counterpoised by replies from family and friends that record a comfortable, intimate world back in England. Original watercolours by the ship''s artist Conrad Martens vividly bring to life Darwin''s descriptions of his travels.
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