Books on Darwin at Pershore LRC

The following books are a selection of those on Darwin available at Pershore LRC: 

Darwin – A Life in Science (1995) by John Gribbin and Michael White –  This biography explores Darwins work as a scientist and traces the development of his ideas of evolution by natural selection.  His achievements are placed in the context of a man plauged by illness and personal tragedy.

 

Darwin’s Sacred Cause (2009) by adrian Desmond and James Moore – In this radical reinterpretation of the significance of Darwin’s work his commitment to abolition of Slavery, the ‘Sacred Cause’, is viewed as not as a moral stance but supported by his evolutionary theory.  Leading apologists for slavery had argued that different races ariginated as seperate species but Darwin rejected such spurious assertions by stressing the essential unity of all life. 

Darwin’s Gardem (2008) by Michael Boulter – A book that examines the importance of the botanising and experimental work that Darwin did whilst living at Darwin House to his scientific theories.

 

 

Evolution – second edition - (1999) by Colin Patterson – An introductory text on modern evolutionary theory written for the non-specialist.  Clear, concise and well illustrated.

 

 

 

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