Charles Darwin:: An Australian Selection

Frame, Tom (Editor)/ Drayson, Nicholas (Editor)/ Williams, Robyn (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1876944722 / ISBN 13: 9781876944728

Published by Natl Museum of Australia Pr, 2008

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131 pages. 9.25x6.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Charles Darwin:: An Australian Selection
• Publisher: Natl Museum of Australia Pr
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1876944722
• ISBN 13: 9781876944728
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

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Synopsis

Examining the profound impact that Charles Darwin's short visit to Australia in 1836 had on the man himself and on the emerging nation, this richly illustrated volume—featuring images of rare prints and paintings—includes extracts from Darwin's Beagle diary and personal reflections by Robyn Williams, Tom Frame, and Nicholas Drayson.

About the Author

Tom Frame is a former naval officer, the current director of St Mark's National Theological Centre in Canberra, and the author of Evolution in the Antipodes: Charles Darwin & Australia. Nicholas Drayson is a naturalist, a nature writer, and the author of Confessing a Murder and Love & the Platypus. Robyn Williams is a science journalist and broadcaster who was declared a National Living Treasure in 1987 and a Member of the Order of Australia in 1988.