Footsteps in the Forest : Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon

Knapp, Sandra

ISBN 10: 0565091433 / ISBN 13: 9780565091439

Published by Natural History Museum Publications, 1999

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Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Footsteps in the Forest : Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon
• Publisher: Natural History Museum Publications
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0565091433
• ISBN 13: 9780565091439
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.036 pounds

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Synopsis

The British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace set out for the Amazon in 1848 to collect natural history specimens. During his time there, he spent almost two years travelling up the Rio Negro, a region few Europeans had explored. A fire on the return journey to England destroyed all of his collections but among the possessions rescued was a collection of sketches of fish, later presented to The Natural History Museum. This book is an account of Wallace's expedition describing the naturalist in the making, the tragic loss of his collections and how this affected his future. Throughout the book the role of chance in the making of naturalists and the course of science in general is explored. The work is illustrated with the fish sketches, palm drawings and scenes of life in the Amazon.