Just before the Origin: Alfred Russel Wallace's Theory of Evolution

Just Before the Origin presents the theory of evolution through natural selection as it was developed by Russel Wallace and published in several essays written from 1848 through 1858, before Darwins Origin of the Species in 1889. And yet, Russel Wallace is almost unknown. John Langdon Brooks acts as a scientific detective as he reveals Wallaces theories and compares the insights of both men in this fascinating study.Brooks, John L. is the author of 'Just before the Origin: Alfred Russel Wallace's Theory of Evolution', published 1984 under ISBN 9780231056762 and ISBN 0231056761.