Great Discoveries • An Atlas/Norton Book
David Quammen
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution
"Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey."—Los Angeles Times Book Review
Twenty-one years passed between Charles Darwin's epiphany that "natural selection" formed the basis of evolution and the scientist's publication of On the Origin of Species. Why did Darwin delay, and what happened during the course of those two decades? The human drama and scientific basis of these years constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that elucidates the character of a cautious naturalist who initiated an intellectual revolution.
"Quammen reveals Darwin's story as sad and heroic by turns."—Adrian Desmond, New York Times Book Review
"A concise, tightly focused, engaging, and informative biography that...provides a satisfying portrait of this controversial man."—Gloria Maxwell, Library Journal
"With clarity, brevity, and quick, colorful anecdotes, [Quammen] sketches a compelling story."—Gregory M. Lamb, Christian Science Monitor
David Quammen is the author of The Song of the Dodo, which won the John Burroughs Medal and the Helen Bernstein Book Award. He is also a recipient of an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.
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