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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This 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 <em>Beagle</em> .</p><p>This is the remarkable story of how a misguided decision by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS <em>Beagle</em>, 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.</p><p>One 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A well-written and lively tale, filled with insightful analysis and telling details."--<em>Seattle Times</em><br><br>"[It's] hard not to share Nichols' fascination with how FitzRoy...inadvertantly set off a scientfic controversy."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"A detailed ... portrait of a man whose talents should have earned him a higher place in history."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br><br>"Nichols delivers a dramatic, highly colored narrative about the head-on collision between two worldviews."--<em>Washington Post</em><br><br>"A powerful story played out against a beguiling landscape."--<em>New York Times Book Review</em><br><br>"A fascinating account ... a finely researched, engaging book."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution<br><br>"A fascinating account."--Edmonton Sun<br><br>"Marvelous...a fascinating and expert amalgam of history, science, anthropology and adventure."--Derek Lundy, author of The Way of a Ship<br><br>"This engrossing account of Fitzroy's life reads like the finest historical fiction."--Sunday Telegraph<br>

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