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Footsteps in the Forest: Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon
Sandra Knapp
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Description for Footsteps in the Forest: Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon
Paperback. In 1848 British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace set off for Brazil where he was to spend four years exploring the wildest parts of the Amazon. This is an enthralling account of his adventures. It describes the triumphs and disasters and the discoveries that were to lead him to one of the biggest and most controversial ideas of the 19th century. Num Pages: 184 pages, Black-and-white line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
Alfred Russel Wallace is justly famous for his discoveries in Southeast Asia, from where he wrote to Charles Darwin outlining his theory of evolution by natural selection. His career as a tropical naturalist, however, began in the Amazon. Wallace concentrated his collecting on the Rio Negro and the Rio Vaupes and his collections and observations proved of great value to the scientific community in England. On his return home in 1852 disaster struck. The ship on which he was travelling caught fire and all his precious collections were destroyed. As he fled the ship he managed to salvage a small ... Read more
Alfred Russel Wallace is justly famous for his discoveries in Southeast Asia, from where he wrote to Charles Darwin outlining his theory of evolution by natural selection. His career as a tropical naturalist, however, began in the Amazon. Wallace concentrated his collecting on the Rio Negro and the Rio Vaupes and his collections and observations proved of great value to the scientific community in England. On his return home in 1852 disaster struck. The ship on which he was travelling caught fire and all his precious collections were destroyed. As he fled the ship he managed to salvage a small ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Natural History Museum, London
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
182g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780565093303
SKU
V9780565093303
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Ref
99-1
About Sandra Knapp
Sandra Knapp is a botanist at the Natural History Museum in London, who has written numerous books and scientific papers. She has spent many years collecting plants in tropical Central and South America and is an expert on the plant family Solanaceae, which includes such economically important species as the potato and tomato. Alfred Russel Wallace has always been ... Read more
Reviews for Footsteps in the Forest: Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon
A little book that deserves a big audience. The world needs books like these, books about men too easily forgotten. The Guardian The story of Wallace's adventures, illustrated by the exquisite, painstaking drawings saved from the flames. New Scientist