Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection has
been debated and disparaged over time, but there is no dispute that
he is responsible for some of the most remarkable and
groundbreaking scientific findings in history. His five-year trip
as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagletook him on a journey to such
exotic locales as Chile, Argentina, and the Galapagos Islands.
Darwin wrote the details of this expedition, including his thoughts
about the people on the ship and of course, h
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Bestselling nature writer David Quammen introduces Charles
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theory of evolution--Voyage of the Beagle.
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INTRoDucTIoN BY DAVID OUAMMEN
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 ST AGo--CAPE DE VERIISLANDS
CHAPTER 2 RIO DE JANEIRO
CHAPTER 3 bMALDONADO
CHAPTER 4 RIO NEGRO TO BAHIA BLANCA
CHAPTER 5 BAHIA BLANCA
CHAPTER 6 BAHIA BLANCA TO BUENOS心RES
CHAPTER 7 BUENOS AYRES AND ST.FE
CHAPTER 8 BANDA ORIENTAL AND PATAGONIA
CHAPTER 9 SANTA CRUZ,PATAGONIA,AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
CHAPTER 10 TIERRA DEL FUEGO
CHAPTER 11 STRAIT OF MAGELLAN——CLIMATE OF THE SOUTHERN COASTS
CHAPTER 12 CENTRAL CHILE
CHAPTER 13 CHILOE AND CHONOS ISLANDS
CHAPTER 14 CHILOE AND CONCEPCION: GREAT EARTHQUAKE
CHAPTER 15 PASSAGE OF THE CORDILLERA
CHAPTER 16 NORTHERN CHILE AND PERU
CHAPTER 17 CALAPAGO S ARCHIPELAGO
CHAPTER 18 TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND
CHAPTER 19 AUSTRALIA
CHAPTER 20 KEELING ISLANDN—CoRAL FORMATIONS
CHAPTER 21 MAURITIUS TO ENGIND