A Natural Calling Life, Letters and Diaries of Charles Darwin and William Darwin Fox /

This book provides new factual material on Charles Darwin, following many years of research into Darwins relationship to his cousin William Darwin Fox. It is a biographical and historical account of the letters exchanged by these two men and the diaries of W D Fox have never been accessed before. T...

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Main Author: Larkum, Anthony W. D. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
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