Darwin and His Great Discovery
Appearance
Author | L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp |
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Cover artist | Nonny Hogrogian |
Language | English |
Subject | Biography, Evolution |
Publisher | Macmillan Publishers |
Publication date | 1972 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 248 pp |
Darwin and His Great Discovery is a science book for young adults by L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp, first published by Macmillan in 1972.[1][2]
Content
The work is an examination of
Scopes Trial
. It includes a selected bibliography and index.
Reception
Isadora Kunitz, writing in the Library Journal, found the work a "well-written account of Charles Darwin's life and work," with "[d]etails about his personal life add[ing] to the interest of the book." She judged it "an excellent supplementary title for collections."[3]
The Booklist called it "[w]ell written, readable, and informative" and suitable for readers of junior high and high school age.[2]
Relation to other works
The Scopes Trial was the subject of a comprehensive study previously written by L. Sprague de Camp, published as The Great Monkey Trial in 1968.
Notes
- ^ Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 48.
- ^ a b "Books for young adults" in The Booklist, v. 69, no. 10, January 15, 1973, page 488.
- ^ Kunitz, Isadora. "The Book Review: Junior High Up" in Library Journal, v. 97, no. 20, November 15, 1972, page 3812.