Darwinism Comes to America

Darwinism Comes to America
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 0674193121
ISBN-13 : 9780674193123
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Book Synopsis Darwinism Comes to America by : Ronald L. Numbers

Download or read book Darwinism Comes to America written by Ronald L. Numbers and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on crucial aspects of the history of Darwinism in America, Numbers gets to the heart of American resistance to Darwin's ideas. He provides a much-needed historical perspective on today's quarrels about creationism and evolution--and illuminates the specifically American nature of this struggle.


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