Neptunes Ark by David Rains Wallace
Tells a story about evolution, as well as a tale of the storms, scurvy, and shipwrecks that plagued the Pacific coast's explorers, naturalists, and scientists, many of whom led turbulent or tragic lives, with themes reflected in the wonder and danger of the coast itself.
"Wallace's easy-going style, mixing personal adventures with textbook science, makes paleontology as readable as narrative history" The California Territorial Quarterly "A fascinating narrative of adventures from the pioneer naturalists to modern scientists." -- Evelyne Bremond-Hoslet Mammalia
David Rains Wallace is the author of sixteen books, including Beasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other Enigmas of Mammal Evolution (UC Press), A New York Times Notable Book; The Klamath Knot: Explorations of Myth and Evolution (Twentieth Anniversary Edition, UC Press), winner of the John Burroughs Medal; The Bonehunter's Revenge: Dinosaurs, Greed, and the Greatest Scientific Feud of the Gilded Age; and The Monkey's Bridge: Mysteries of Evolution in Central America, A New York Times Notable Book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520258143 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520258142 |
| Title | Neptunes Ark |
| Author | David Rains Wallace |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2008-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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