The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth

by Richard Conniff

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Beginning with Linnaeus, a colorful band of explorers made it their mission to travel to the most perilous corners of the planet and bring back astonishing new life forms. They attracted followers ranging from Thomas Jefferson, who laid out mastodon bones on the White House floor, to twentieth-century doctors who used their knowledge of new species to conquer epidemic diseases. Acclaimed science writer Richard Conniff brings these daredevil "species...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393068544

ISBN13:9780393068542

Release Date:November 2010

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:480 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Conservation History & Philosophy Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Nature Nature & Ecology Science

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