{"product_id":"evolutions-captain-peter-nichols-9780060088781","title":"Evolution's Captain: The Story of the Kidnapping That Led to Charles Darwin's Voyage Aboard the Beagle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the man without whom the name Charles Darwin might be unknown to us today. That man was Captain Robert FitzRoy, who invited the 22-year-old Darwin to be his companion on board the \u003cem\u003eBeagle\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the remarkable story of how a misguided decision by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS \u003cem\u003eBeagle\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the great ironies of history is that the famous journey--wherein Charles Darwin consolidated the earth-rattling 'origin of the species' discoveries--was conceived by another man: Robert FitzRoy. It was FitzRoy who chose Darwin for the journey--not because of Darwin's scientific expertise, but because he seemed a suitable companion to help FitzRoy fight back the mental illness that had plagued his family for generations. Darwin did not give FitzRoy solace; indeed, the clash between the two men's opposing views, together with the ramifications of Darwin's revelations, provided FitzRoy with the final unendurable torment that forced him to end his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060088788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060088781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.42w x 0.84d","brand":"Peter Nichols","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042666705151,"sku":"9780060088781","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17e77cfb-9357-4eef-88c4-b03cdb2e32d9.jpg?v=1684962836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evolutions-captain-peter-nichols-9780060088781","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}