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Darwin's sacred cause : how a hatred of slavery shaped Darwin's views on human evolution, Adrian Desmond & James Moore

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There is a mystery surrounding Darwin: How did this quiet, respectable gentleman, a pillar of his parish, come to embrace one of the most radical ideas in the history of human thought? Darwin risked a great deal in publishing his theory of evolution, so something very powerful--a moral fire--must have propelled him. That moral fire, argue authors Desmond and Moore, was a passionate hatred of slavery. They draw on a wealth of fresh manuscripts, correspondence, notebooks, diaries, and even ships' logs to show how Darwin's abolitionism had deep roots in his mother's family and was reinforced by his voyage on the Beagle as well as by events in America. Leading apologists for slavery in Darwin's time argued that blacks and whites were separate species, with whites created superior. Darwin believed that the races belonged to the same human family, and slavery was therefore a sin.--From publisher description
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eng
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xxi, 484 p., [16] p. of plates
Contents
  • The intimate 'Blackamoor'
  • Racial numb-skulls
  • All nations of one blood
  • Living in slave countries-- Common descent : from the father of man to the father of all mammals
  • Hybridizing humans
  • This odious deadly subject
  • Domestic animals and domestic institutions
  • Oh for shame Agassiz!
  • The contamination of Negro blood
  • The secret science drifts from its sacred cause
  • Cannibals and the Confederacy in London
  • The descent of the races
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9780547055268
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https://archive.org/details/darwinssacredcau00desm
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Darwin's sacred cause : how a hatred of slavery shaped Darwin's views on human evolution
Title
Darwin's sacred cause
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how a hatred of slavery shaped Darwin's views on human evolution
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Adrian Desmond & James Moore
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Language
eng
Summary
There is a mystery surrounding Darwin: How did this quiet, respectable gentleman, a pillar of his parish, come to embrace one of the most radical ideas in the history of human thought? Darwin risked a great deal in publishing his theory of evolution, so something very powerful--a moral fire--must have propelled him. That moral fire, argue authors Desmond and Moore, was a passionate hatred of slavery. They draw on a wealth of fresh manuscripts, correspondence, notebooks, diaries, and even ships' logs to show how Darwin's abolitionism had deep roots in his mother's family and was reinforced by his voyage on the Beagle as well as by events in America. Leading apologists for slavery in Darwin's time argued that blacks and whites were separate species, with whites created superior. Darwin believed that the races belonged to the same human family, and slavery was therefore a sin.--From publisher description
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1947-
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Desmond, Adrian J.
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
GN281.4
LC item number
.D47 2009
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1947-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Moore, James R.
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  • Darwin, Charles
  • Darwin, Charles
  • Human evolution
  • Slavery
  • Slavery
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Darwin's sacred cause : how a hatred of slavery shaped Darwin's views on human evolution, Adrian Desmond & James Moore
Link
https://archive.org/details/darwinssacredcau00desm
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-456) and index
Contents
The intimate 'Blackamoor' -- Racial numb-skulls -- All nations of one blood -- Living in slave countries-- Common descent : from the father of man to the father of all mammals -- Hybridizing humans -- This odious deadly subject -- Domestic animals and domestic institutions -- Oh for shame Agassiz! -- The contamination of Negro blood -- The secret science drifts from its sacred cause -- Cannibals and the Confederacy in London -- The descent of the races
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxi, 484 p., [16] p. of plates
Isbn
9780547055268
Lccn
20080434 82
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)231588312
  • (OCoLC)231588312
Label
Darwin's sacred cause : how a hatred of slavery shaped Darwin's views on human evolution, Adrian Desmond & James Moore
Link
https://archive.org/details/darwinssacredcau00desm
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-456) and index
Contents
The intimate 'Blackamoor' -- Racial numb-skulls -- All nations of one blood -- Living in slave countries-- Common descent : from the father of man to the father of all mammals -- Hybridizing humans -- This odious deadly subject -- Domestic animals and domestic institutions -- Oh for shame Agassiz! -- The contamination of Negro blood -- The secret science drifts from its sacred cause -- Cannibals and the Confederacy in London -- The descent of the races
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxi, 484 p., [16] p. of plates
Isbn
9780547055268
Lccn
20080434 82
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)231588312
  • (OCoLC)231588312

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