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An Intimate History of Evolution: The Story of the Huxley Family by Alison Bashford
Category: Science
In his early twenties, poor, depressed, stranded in the Coral Sea on the seemingly endless survey mission of HMS Rattlesnake, hopelessly in love with the young Englishwoman Henrietta Heathorn, Thomas Henry Huxley was a nobody. And yet together he and Henrietta would return to London and go on to found o ...Show more
An Intimate History of Evolution: The Story of the Huxley Family by Alison Bashford
Category: Science
'This is history with the engaging intimacy of a novel. Bashford brilliantly marries intellectual history with the story of four generations in a literary tour de force' Professor Jim Secord, author of Visions of Science 'Packed with insights ... tells a magnificent story about the huge personalities a ...Show more
The Cambridge History of Australia 2 Volume Paperback Set by Alison Bashford
Category: Australiana
The Cambridge History of Australia offers a comprehensive view of Australian history from its pre-European origins to the present day. Over two volumes, this major work of reference tells the nation's social, political and cultural story. Volume 1 examines Australia's indigenous and colonial history thr ...Show more
The Cambridge History of Australia 2 Volume Set by Stuart Macintyre & Alison Bashford
Category: Australiana
The Cambridge History of Australia offers a comprehensive view of Australian history from its pre-European origins to the present day. Over two volumes, this major work of reference tells the nation's social, political and cultural story. Volume 1 examines Australia's indigenous and colonial history thr ...Show more
The Huxleys - An Intimate History of Evolution by Alison Bashford
Category: History
Two hundred years of modern science and culture told through one family history. This momentous biography tells the story of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T. H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley. Between them, they co ...Show more
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