Charles Darwin: "A Man Of Enlarged Curiosity"
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Some moisture damage
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed biographical work, Peter Brent's portrait of Charles Darwin chronicles the life of one of history's most transformative scientific minds, from his restless youth and the legendary voyage of the Beagle to the painstaking decades of research that culminated in the theory of evolution by natural selection. Brent presents Darwin not merely as a towering intellectual figure, but as a fully human one — a man shaped by family, friendship, illness, and an insatiable drive to understand the natural world. Written with warmth and narrative authority, the biography illustrates how Darwin's methodical curiosity and quiet determination overturned centuries of received wisdom and permanently altered humanity's understanding of life on Earth. Drawing on letters, journals, and contemporary accounts, Brent uncovers the private struggles and personal relationships that ran beneath the surface of Darwin's public legacy, offering readers an intimate and compelling account of genius at work.
Author: Peter Brent
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Harper & Row, Publishers
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Some moisture damage
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed biographical work, Peter Brent's portrait of Charles Darwin chronicles the life of one of history's most transformative scientific minds, from his restless youth and the legendary voyage of the Beagle to the painstaking decades of research that culminated in the theory of evolution by natural selection. Brent presents Darwin not merely as a towering intellectual figure, but as a fully human one — a man shaped by family, friendship, illness, and an insatiable drive to understand the natural world. Written with warmth and narrative authority, the biography illustrates how Darwin's methodical curiosity and quiet determination overturned centuries of received wisdom and permanently altered humanity's understanding of life on Earth. Drawing on letters, journals, and contemporary accounts, Brent uncovers the private struggles and personal relationships that ran beneath the surface of Darwin's public legacy, offering readers an intimate and compelling account of genius at work.