| Description |
xix, 331 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Awards |
National Book Award Finalist, Nonfiction, 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-311) and index. |
| Contents |
A mixture of spirit and deed -- Introduction: Humboldt's gifts -- 1: The making of a theory -- Reverend Darwin's detour -- Drawing a line between monkeys and kangaroos -- Life imitates life -- 2: The loveliest bones -- Java man -- To the big bang, on horseback -- Where the dragon laid her eggs -- The day the mesozoic died -- Dinosaurs of a feather -- It's a fishapod! -- 3: The natural history of humans -- Journey to the Stone Age -- Clocks, trees, and H-bombs -- CSI: Neander Valley -- Afterword: the shape of things to come. |
| Summary |
An award-wining biologist explores the dramatic expeditions that unearthed the history of life on Earth--from the epic journeys of pioneering naturalists to the breakthroughs making headlines today. |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology) -- History.
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Naturalists -- Travel -- History.
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Evolution. |
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Biogenesis. |
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Expeditions -- history. |
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History, 19th Century. |
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History, 20th Century. |
| ISBN |
9780151014859 |
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015101485X |
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