Riftvegan's review of The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches
The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches by Charles Darwin
I very much enjoy reading Darwin, and having read all his major works, this book is my favorite. It's a fascinating look into history from the viewpoint of a keen observer.
Good reading, but saddening. The treatment of indigenous people is horrifying: from outright murder to the missionaries doing their thing. The domination by the white Europeans, trying to make everywhere look like English countryside... bringing plants and animals from Europe and Darwin reports invasive species already taking over. And the extinctions that result.
Perhaps when civilization crashes, this book will be a good description of "the beginning of the end".
Good reading, but saddening. The treatment of indigenous people is horrifying: from outright murder to the missionaries doing their thing. The domination by the white Europeans, trying to make everywhere look like English countryside... bringing plants and animals from Europe and Darwin reports invasive species already taking over. And the extinctions that result.
Perhaps when civilization crashes, this book will be a good description of "the beginning of the end".
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