Deborah Heiligman - Charles and Emma

Oct 23 2009 10:30 am
Oct 23 2009 11:30 am
Charles Darwin and Emma Wedgwood were a devoted married couple who had ten children. Emma was devoutly religious and worried that she and Charles would be separated in the afterlife. Her fundamentalism, and the similar beliefs of others at the time, made Charles reluctant to publish his On the Origin of Species. It wasn't until an American wrote an essay with a theory similar to his theories that Charles realized he must publish his controversial ideas. Ages 12-16.

 

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith (Hardcover)

By Deborah Heiligman
$18.95
ISBN-13: 9780805087215
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 12/2008
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