Evolution's Captain by Peter Nichols - 2002

Harper Collins, Australia, 2003. Softcover. Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; World History; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0732274788. ISBN/EAN: 9780732274788. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 35353. . 9780732274788

HarperCollins, Sydney, 2003. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 328 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Australia; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0732274788. ISBN/EAN: 9780732274788. Dewey Code: 918.276044 22. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB15717. . 9780732274788

Australia: Harper Collins, 2003. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Birthday gift inscription, else a very clean copy. Presents the story of how a misguided decision by Robert FitzRoy, captain of the HMS Beagle, precipitated his employment of a young naturalist named Charles Darwin, and how the clash between FitzRoy's fundamentalist views and Darwin's discoveries led to FitzRoy's descent into the abyss.

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2003. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-drawings, edges lightly toned, spine little creased, minor edgewear. 328 pp. Peter Nichols provides the untold story of Robert FitzRoy, the captain of the HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin's unlikely companion on the landmark journey that lead to his theory of evolution. The five-year-long scientific expedition aboard the HMS Beagle launched Darwin into lasting fame and distinction, and drove Robert Fitzroy to commit suicide. (1 of 2 available copies.).