Photo Credits |
xi |
Acknowledgments |
xiii |
Foreword by Dr. James A. Moore |
xv |
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1. A "Good for Nothing" Son |
1 |
2. "A Useless Undertaking" |
15 |
3. Painted Savages and Giant Tortoises |
25 |
4. Of Brides and Barnacles |
43 |
5. A Theory by Which to Work |
51 |
6. Scooped by a Rival |
58 |
7. The Origin of Species |
69 |
8. The Darwin Gang: Convincing the World |
79 |
9. Orchids, Peacocks, and Ape-men |
97 |
10. Ghostbusters: Naturalists and the Supernatural |
107 |
11. The Tangled Bank |
123 |
12. Epilogue: The Survival of Charles Darwin |
131 |
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Glossary |
135 |
Further Reading |
141 |
Index |
149 |