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- Page Count 304
- Publication Year 2007
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
- ISBN-13 9780393329957
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
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"Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th-century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey."--*Los Angeles Times Book Review*Charles Darwin delayed publication of *On the Origin of Species* for 21 years after his epiphany that natural selection formed the basis of evolution. This book delves into why Darwin waited and what transpired during those two crucial decades, revealing the human drama and scientific developments that shaped a cautious naturalist's intellectual revolution.
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