The Galápagos: Exploring Darwin's Tapestry

by John Hess

Charles Darwin arrived at the Gal?pagos Islands some three centuries after their discovery. Thousands of seafarers had been there before him, but in these islands Darwin found something more enduring than fresh water and tortoise meat. He found nourishment for an idea--an idea so powerful that its implications revised the place of humans in the universe and enriched every facet of science. Darwin tested and refined his idea for decades before he was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826218377
• ISBN13: 9780826218377
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.6" x 10.1"