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1. The Formative Years 1807-1827
2. The Making of a Naturalist 1827-1832
3. From Switzerland to Boston 1832-1846
4. The American Welcome 1846-1850
5. Naturalist to America 1850-1857
6. Building a Museum 1857-1861
7. Agassiz, Darwin, and Transmutation 1859-1861
8. The Trials of a Public Man 1861-1866
9. The Past and the present 1866-1873
Epilogue to the New Edition 1988
Notes
Essay on Sources
Rcent Sources
Index

Louis Agassiz

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    Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
    Publication Date: 26/11/1988
    ISBN13: 9780801837432, 978-0801837432
    ISBN10: 080183743X

    Description

    Book Synopsis


    Table of Contents

    1. The Formative Years 1807-1827
    2. The Making of a Naturalist 1827-1832
    3. From Switzerland to Boston 1832-1846
    4. The American Welcome 1846-1850
    5. Naturalist to America 1850-1857
    6. Building a Museum 1857-1861
    7. Agassiz, Darwin, and Transmutation 1859-1861
    8. The Trials of a Public Man 1861-1866
    9. The Past and the present 1866-1873
    Epilogue to the New Edition 1988
    Notes
    Essay on Sources
    Rcent Sources
    Index

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