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Evolution's captain : the dark fate of the man who sailed Charles Darwin around the world /

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Follows the story of Robert FitzRoy, the captain of the HMS Beagle, who enlisted Charles Darwin for a journey originally intended to return natives to their homeland and whose fundamentalist views clashed with those of Darwin.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nichols, Peter, 1950- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2003]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Adventure and Beagle Expedition > (1826-1830)
Fitzroy, Robert, > 1805-1865.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882.
Adventure and Beagle Expedition (1826-1830)
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882
Fitzroy, Robert, > 1805-1865
Fitzroy, Robert.
Darwin, Charles.
Tierra del Fuego (Argentina and Chile) > Description and travel.
Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina) > Description and travel.
Terre de Feu (Argentine et Chili) > Descriptions et voyages.
Magellan, Détroit de (Chili et Argentine) > Descriptions et voyages.
Travel.
Atlantic Ocean > Strait of Magellan.
South America > Tierra del Fuego.
Evolutionstheorie
Expedition
Tierra del Fuego (Argentina and Chile) > Description and travel
Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina) > Description and travel
Geschichte 1831-1836
Travel writing.
Récits de voyages.
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Description
Summary:Follows the story of Robert FitzRoy, the captain of the HMS Beagle, who enlisted Charles Darwin for a journey originally intended to return natives to their homeland and whose fundamentalist views clashed with those of Darwin.
Physical Description:336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-336).
ISBN:006008877X
9780060088774