Alfred Russel Wallace

Download or read book Alfred Russel Wallace written by Peter Raby and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new biography of Wallace traces the development of one of the most remarkable scientific travelers, naturalists, and thinkers of the nineteenth century. With vigor and sensitivity, Peter Raby reveals his subject as a courageous, unconventional explorer and a man of exceptional humanity. He draws more extensively on Wallace's correspondence than has any previous biographer and offers a revealing yet balanced account of the relationship between Wallace and Darwin.