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Charles Darwin: The Power of Place
Janet Browne · 1996 · 591 pages
Traces the life of the great British scientist, describes his travels as a naturalist, and traces the development of his theories.
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Jerry Coyne
“This book may be the best scientific biography that I’ve ever read. I was quite surprised, as Janet’s previous publications have been largely scholarly ones, though well written. Then, somehow, when she wrote this biography she came into her own. She was able to write in an almost novelistic way, except this is fact and not fiction. It’s just absolutely engrossing.”↗
