Darwin and His great discovery /

De Camp, L. Sprague

Darwin and His great discovery / L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp - New York : Macmillan Publishing Company, c1972 - 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. The dragon islands -- II. Where did we come from? -- III. The young sportsman -- -- IV. Gauchos and indians -- V. Earthquakes and coral -- VI. Love and London -- VII. Down house and barnacles -- VIII. The origin and the battle of oxford -- IX. Pocket horses and birds with teeth -- X. Solving the puzzles of evolution -- XI. The triumph of darwinism -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

A biography of the English naturalist whose theories of man's evolution aroused world controversy. Includes discussions of other conflicting and supporting theories of the time concerning evolution and natural selection


BIOGRAPHY

QH 31 .D43 1972