Physical Description |
x, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-284) and index. |
Summary |
Traces the impact of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" on a diverse group of writers, abolitionists, and social reformers, including Henry David Thoreau and Bronson Alcott, against a backdrop of growing tensions and transcendental idealism in 1860 America. |
Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the origin of species.
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence.
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Evolution (Biology) -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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