Galï¿½pagos The Islands That Changed the World

Name: Galï¿½pagos The Islands That Changed the World
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ISBN: 9780300122305

ISBN-10: 0300122306

ISBN-13: 9780300122305

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: Paul D. Stewart, Richard Dawkins

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Rocky, fragile, beautiful, strange--the Galapagos archipelago is unlike any other place on earth. Its geology, its unique flora and fauna, and its striking role in human history intersect in surprising and dynamic ways. This book is the most wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated book available on the famous islands. Not since Darwin's "Naturalist's Voyage "has a book combined so much scientific and historic information with firsthand accounts that bring the Galapagos to life. "Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World" describes how tragedy and murderous pirates curtailed settlement of the islands and how the islands' pristine nature, spectacular geology, and defining isolation…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 2/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



Foreword


A Prologue to the Enchanted Isles




Island Origins




Human Discovery




Darwin & Evolution




Life on Land




Survival on the Coast




Ocean Oasis




Conserving the Galapagos




Galapagos - World's End



Gazetteer


Bibliography


Acknowledgements


Index