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OverviewAlfred 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 tin box with a few delicate pencil drawings. Wallace's Amazonian adventure is told here, using mainly his own words and illustrated with these delicate drawings. He went on to become one of the defining figures of Victorian biology, and this is the story of his beginning. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sandra Knapp , Bob PressPublisher: The Natural History Museum Imprint: The Natural History Museum Edition: Revised and reformatted edition Dimensions: Width: 11.70cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 16.40cm Weight: 0.200kg ISBN: 9780565093303ISBN 10: 0565093304 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 05 September 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsA 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 Author InformationSandra 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 one of her scientific heroes, and her personal discovery of his drawings in the Museum's Library prompted her to write this book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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