The Voyage of the Beagle

Charles Darwin's vivid account of the five-year surveying expedition of HMS Beagle (1831-1836), during which he explored South America, the Galapagos Islands, Australia, and beyond. Equal parts… Read more

Charles Darwin's vivid account of the five-year surveying expedition of HMS Beagle (1831-1836), during which he explored South America, the Galapagos Islands, Australia, and beyond. Equal parts travel memoir and scientific field journal, the book records the observations that would eventually lead to his theory of evolution — from fossil beds in Patagonia to the finches of the Galapagos. Show less