Charles Darwin: The Beagle Letters

by Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin's voyage on the HMS Beagle is a gripping adventure story, and a turning point in the making of the modern world. Brought together here in chronological order, the letters he wrote and received during his trip provide a first-hand account of a voyage of discovery that was as much personal as intellectual. We follow Darwin's adventures as he prepares for his travels, lands on his first tropical island, watches an earthquake level a city,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521898382
• ISBN13: 9780521898386
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.2" x 10.0"