The book that changed America : how Darwin's theory of evolution ignited a nation / Randall Fuller.

The book that changed America : how Darwin's theory of evolution ignited a nation /

Traces the impact of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" on a diverse group of writers, abolitionists, and social reformers, including Henry David Thoreau and Bronson Alcott, against a backdrop of growing tensions and transcendental idealism in 1860 America.

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Main Author: Fuller, Randall, 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]
Subjects:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. > On the origin of species.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence.
Evolution (Biology) > United States > History > 19th century.

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Call Number: 576.82 .F85 2017
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