1st Edition

The Evolution of Charles Darwin

By Pierre R. Crosson Copyright 1928
316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

Charles Darwin is well-known throughout the world for his revolutionary work from 1859; The Origin of Species , the foundational study of evolution which greatly challenged the near-universal belief in the Christian world, at that time, of creationism. Originally published in 1928, Dorsey attempts to provide a detailed account of the scientist’s life and personality informed by letters,... Read more

 Introduction: The Evolution of Personalities and Beliefs;  1. Darwin’s Mother Opened his Eyes to Nature  2.His Father Wanted him to be a Doctor – or a Preacher  3. He Himself Preferred to Walk with Henslow  4. The Voyage of the Beagle  5. Thereafter Science Claimed Him as Its Own  6. He Married his Cousin and Lived Happily Ever After  7. He Was the Understanding Father of Ten Children  8. He Became the Friend of All the World  9. Meanwhile he had been Looking at Nature  10. What he saw Astounded the World  11. But the Origin of Species Weathered the Storm  12. His Many Other Literary Children  13. He Had to Learn to Write  14. He Did Not Profess Christianity: he Lived a Christlike Life  15. He was a Great Benefactor of Mankind;  Appendix 1: Outline of Charles Darwin’s Life;  Appendix 2: List of Works by Charles Darwin;  Index

Biography

George A. Dorsey,