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In Darwin's Wake: Revisiting Beagle's South American Anchorages
In Darwin's Wake Revisiting Beagle's South American Anchorages Author:John Campbell While planning a cruise on THALASSI, an 83-ft. ketch, along the South American coast and around Cape Horn, skipper John Campbell realized that his route would closely follow that taken by Charles Darwin on his historic journey aboard the BEAGLE. Thus was born a plan to compare the reality of those same places today with the descriptions and obse... more »rvations made by Darwin over 150 years earlier. Campbell's evocative narrative brings to life Darwin's travels and juxtaposes them with his own remarkable experiences. Fascinating changes in the land, people and nature have occurred over the years and are described in vivid detail, while stunning color and black and white photographs of the journey complement the text. Of special interest to sailors is the story of Campbell and his crew, modern explorers who found that the difficult coast of the South American continent still presents a daunting challenge. Campbell's evocative narritive brings to life Darwin's travels and juxtaposes them with his own remarkable experiences. Fascinating changes in the land, people and nature have occured over the years« less