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3.0 out of 5 stars
A disappointing last page!,
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This review is from: The Young Charles Darwin (Hardcover)
A brief, but well-structured look at the early influences and dispositions of the "father of modern biology" -- not as good as the author's "Before Darwin: Reconciling God and Nature." Thomson does acknowledge the more comprehensive, and "superb" (his word) Darwin biographies (by Browne and by Desmond and Moore), and states that his intention in the present volume is "to inquire into the range of influences and ideas, the mentors and the rivals, and the formal and informal education that shaped Darwin's thoughts .... What special qualities of mind, what unique experiences, and what intellectual debts" Darwin brought to the development of his ideas on evolution. As I came to the last page, however, I was incredulous that the book ended with the following slip of the pen (where was his editor?): "Darwin ... was buried in Britain's pantheon, St. Paul's Cathedral." St. Paul's?? No, no, no!
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The Young Charles Darwin by Keith Stewart Thomson (Hardcover - February 12, 2009)
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