Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth

By Richard Conniff

Book Overview

From the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth, a colorful band of amateur naturalists explored the most perilous corners of the planet to discover new life-forms. Amid globe-spanning tales of adventure, Richard Conniff recounts a dramatic historical shift, as humans finally discovered the pantheon of life on Earth-and our place within it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393341321
• ISBN13: 9780393341324
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.2"