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Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith / Deborah Heiligman.

By:

Heiligman, Deborah [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt, 2009Edition: First editionDescription: 268 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Audience:

Juvenile

ISBN:

9780805087215 (alk. paper)
0805087214 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

576.8/2092 B 22
921 DARWIN 14

LOC classification:

QH31.D2 H42 2009

Online resources:

Awards:

A Junior Library Guild selection
Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2010.

Summary: "Charles Darwin published 'The origin of species,' his revolutionary treatise on evolution, in 1859. Even today, the theory of evolution creates tension between the scientific and religious communities. This same debate raged within Darwin himself and played an important part in his marriage: Emma's faith gave Charles a lot to think about as he worked on his controversial theory. His wife's religious convictions made him rethink how the world would receive his ideas"--From publisher description.Summary: Provides an account of Charles Darwin's life and evolutionary theory, examining how his personal life affected his work and vice versa because of his wife's strong religious beliefs.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Idaho Springs Public Library	ANF	576.8 HEI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	30404100010436

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-262) and index.

"Charles Darwin published 'The origin of species,' his revolutionary treatise on evolution, in 1859. Even today, the theory of evolution creates tension between the scientific and religious communities. This same debate raged within Darwin himself and played an important part in his marriage: Emma's faith gave Charles a lot to think about as he worked on his controversial theory. His wife's religious convictions made him rethink how the world would receive his ideas"--From publisher description.

Provides an account of Charles Darwin's life and evolutionary theory, examining how his personal life affected his work and vice versa because of his wife's strong religious beliefs.