To the Edge of the World

Harry Thompson

ISBN 10: 1596921900 / ISBN 13: 9781596921900

Verlag: MacAdam/Cage, 2006

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G1596921900I4N00

Inhaltsangabe:

This is an epic novel of sea-faring adventure set in the 19th century charting the life of Robert Fitzroy, the captain of 'The Beagle' and his passenger Charles Darwin. It combines adventure, emotion, ideas, humor and tragedy as well as illuminating the history of the 19th century. Fitzroy, the Christian Tory aristocrat, believed in the sanctity of the individual, but his beliefs were a challenge to his career. Darwin, the liberal naturalist doubts the truth of the Bible and develops his theory of evolution which is brutal and unforgiving in human terms. The two friends became bitter enemies as Darwin destroyed everything Fitzroy stood for. The spirit of Patrick O?Brian is not far away. This Thing of Darkness is?a superior adventure story.? ?The Independent

Bibliografische Details

Titel: To the Edge of the World
Verlag: MacAdam/Cage
Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket