Island Days by Roger Perry
This book charts one man's extraordinary experiences in some of the most remote islands in the world. From 1964-70, the author Roger Perry served as the Director of the Charles Darwin Research Station on the Galapagos Islands, the famously isolated archipelago on which Darwin based his ground-breaking studies that unlocked the secrets of the origin of species. Island Days contains a wealth of delightful recollections, pithy anecdotes and fascinating information on the exotic flora and fauna of these beautiful and extreme outposts. It stands as a remarkable account of an unusual life.
Perry, Roger: - Roger Perry read Natural Sciences at Christ's College, Cambridge. Upon graduating, he spent time in the Colombian Andes before joining teh BBC's newly-established Natural History Unit in Bristol, where he worked for four years. From 1964 to 1970 he served as the director of the Charles Darwin Research Station on the Galapagos Islands. In 1977 Perry and his wife Shirley moved to Christmas Island (today's Kiritimati), where he served as Wildlife Adviser and later District Officer, until 1979. His final posting was as administrator of Tristan d Cunha from 1984 to 1989. Roger Perry is now retired, and lives in Devon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781900988803 |
| ISBN 10 | 1900988801 |
| Title | Island Days |
| Author | Roger Perry |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Stacey International |
| Year published | 2004-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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