The Species Seekers - Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth
Author(s): Richard Conniff
From the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth, a colorful band of amateur naturalists explored the most perilous corners of the planet to discover new life-forms. Amid globe-spanning tales of adventure, Richard Conniff recounts a dramatic historical shift, as humans finally discovered the pantheon of life on Earth-and our place within it.
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A marvelous tribute to the age of wonder. - Bernd Heinrich, author of The Nesting Season
General Fields
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- : W W Norton
- : W W Norton
- : 0.408
- : 01 January 2011
- : 208mm X 137mm X 33mm
- : United States
- : 01 January 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Richard Conniff
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 508.09033
- : very good
- : 464
- : Illustrations