Darwin and his children : his other legacy / Tim M. Berra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berra, Tim M., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naturalists--England--Biography.

Naturalists.

Evolution (Biology).

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Darwin, Charles.

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Family.

Darwin family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While much has been written about the life and works of Charles Darwin, the lives of his ten children remain largely unexamined. Most ""Darwin books"" consider his children as footnotes to the life of their famous father and close with the death of Charles Darwin. This is the only book that deals substantially with the lives of his children from their birth to their death, each in his or her own chapter. Tim Berra's Darwin and His Children: His Other Legacy explores Darwin's marriage to his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood, a devout Unitarian, who worried that her husband's lack of faith would keep

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Darwin's Paradigm Shift; 2. Charles and Emma; 3. William Erasmus Darwin (1839-1914); 4. Anne Elizabeth Darwin (1841-1851); 5. Mary Eleanor Darwin (1842-1842); 6. Henrietta Emma Darwin (1843-1927); 7. George Howard Darwin (1845-1912); 8. Elizabeth Darwin (1847-1926); 9. Francis Darwin (1848-1925); 10. Leonard Darwin (1850-1943); 11. Horace Darwin (1851-1928); 12. Charles Waring Darwin (1856-1858); Epilogue; Appendix 1: Timeline; Appendix 2: Cast of Characters; References; About the Author; Also by Tim M. Berra; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K

LM; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-930946-9

0-19-930945-0

OCLC:

852899208