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[[File:vicsens.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px]]Evolutionary science has become a contentious topic in recent years – it's been vilified as a contributing factor to immortality, and conversely, it’s been hailed as the most important biological discovery of our time. This scientific theory has become a demarcating political bastion -- a line in the sand that divides liberal and conservative, religious believer and non-believer, young and old, educated and uneducated.  When theories of evolution first became well known among “scientists” and laymen in the late 18th-century, they were met with a similar blend of condemnation and fascination. Most notably, Christianity and evolution were seen by most as simply irreconcilable – if God had made each species and created man in his own image, how could evolution be correct?

13. ''Victorian Sensation[https: //www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226143740/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0226143740&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=3f7df33381e73151ed7832a504ad9890 The Extraordinary PublicationPolitics of Evolution:: Morphology, ReceptionMedicine, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of CreationReform in Radical London]'' by James A. Secord.<ref>Secord, James A. Victorian Sensation: the Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation. Adrian Desmond (University of Chicago Press, 2003.</ref> This groundbreaking work deals with the publication of a work entitled ''The Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'', published anonymously in 1844 by a geologist named Robert Chambers. Many don’t know this, but Chambers’ treatise was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the reception of Darwin’s theory of evolution in 18592011.)

This work, as its name suggests, deals with how ideas about evolution were taken up by disenfranchised, politically agitated, and reform-minded peoples in Britain, Europe, and America to further populist agendas. [[File:vicsensdarghosts.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]4. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520261283/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0520261283&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=5f1f6e63446181cd3516a49ac45aca02 Evolution: The History of an Idea]'' by Peter J. Bowler (University of California Press, 2009.)

2. ''Charles Darwin: A Biography, Vol. 1 – Voyaging & Vol. 2 – The Power of Place'' by Janet Browne.<ref>Browne, E. Janet. Charles Darwin: Voyaging: This is a Biography. Princeton University Press, 2005.</ref> Most historians of science view Browne’s two-part biography of Charles Darwin as the most thorough and engaging great work for those who are looking for a primer on Darwin’s life and the creation history of his theory of evolution by natural selectionevolutionary thought both before and after Charles Darwin. Browne draws on countless sources, including DarwinBowler's personal letters and journals to give her reader work offers a crystal-clear picture wealth of Darwin’s frame of mind before publishing ''On references for those who wish to further pursue the Origin of Species'' in 1859topic.

35. ''The Politics of Evolution'' by Adrian Desmond.<ref>Desmond, Adrian. The Politics of Evolution[https: Morphology, Medicine and Reform in Radical London//www. University of Chicago Press, 2011amazon.<com/gp/product/0201959879/ref> This work, as its name suggests, deals with how ideas about evolution were taken up =as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0201959879&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=0ce30c7f739854c170e47a1ee748154c Huxley: From Devil’s Disciple to Evolutions High Priest]'' by disenfranchised, politically agitated, and reform-minded peoples in Britain, EuropeAdrian Desmond (Helix Books, and America to further populist agendas1999. )

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46. ''Evolution[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812981707/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0812981707&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=61cd7a4a8d1693e9e65474bfdf2525dd Darwin’s Ghosts: The Secret History of an IdeaEvolution]'' by Peter J. Bowler.<ref>BowlerRebecca Stott (Spiegel & Grau, Peter J. Evolution: the History of an Idea. University of California Press, 2009.</ref> This is a great work for those who are looking for a primer on the history of evolutionary thought both before and after Charles Darwin. Bowler's work offers a wealth of references for those who wish to further pursue the topic.2013)

5This far-reaching work explores evolutionary ideas that preceded Victorian evolutionary concepts by many centuries. ''Huxley: From Devil’s Disciple Stott gives credence to Evolutions High Priest'' by Adrian Desmond.<ref>Desmondthe bravery of evolutionary theorists, Adrian. Huxley: from Devil's Disciple Aristotle to Evolution's High Priest. Helix BooksDarwin, 1999.</ref> Thomas Henry Huxley was known as “Darwin’s bulldog”. Huxley is perhaps most well known for coining the term “agnostic” in 1869. While Darwin adhered their willingness to a more genteel version of his theory of evolution, Huxley debated anyone he could as to the theory's truthsdefy societal norms.

67. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0547055269/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0547055269&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=ec1e54f3b205c0be863531e42d458d73 Darwin’s GhostsSacred Cause: The Secret History How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s Views on Human Evolution]'' by Rebecca Stott.<ref>Stott, Rebecca. Darwin's Ghosts: the Secret History of Evolution. Spiegel & Grau, 2013.</ref> This far-reaching work explores evolutionary ideas that preceded Victorian evolutionary concepts by many centuries. Stott gives credence to the bravery Adrian Desmond and James Moore (University of evolutionary theorists, from Aristotle to DarwinChicago Press, for their willingness to defy societal norms.2011)

This relatively new work examines Darwin’s views on evolution as a product of his passionate hatred of slavery. The authors posit that Darwin’s abolitionist passion ultimately compelled him to publish his theory on evolution, despite his findings being extremely controversial at the time, especially for a gentleman of Darwin's social standing. [[File:darghostsvicsci.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px]]8. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591020034/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591020034&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=96a99fae47c995a151556396805df554 Evolutionary Theory & Victorian Culture]'' by Martin Fichman (Humanity Books, 2002)

7.''Darwin’s Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s Views on Human Evolution'' by Adrian Desmond and James Moore.<ref>Desmond, Adrian J., and James R. Moore. Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin's View on Human Evolution. University of Chicago Press, 2011.</ref> This relatively new work examines Darwin’s views on evolution as a product of his passionate hatred of slavery. The authors posit that Darwin’s abolitionist passion ultimately compelled him book is an excellent primer for those looking to publish his learn more about how evolutionary theory on evolution, despite his findings being extremely controversial at the time, especially for a gentleman was perceived among different facets of Darwin's social standingVictorian society.

89. ''Evolutionary Theory [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393311503/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393311503&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20& Victorian CulturelinkId=bcc05baf840dd801f11214b9806feea9 Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist]'' by Martin FichmanAdrian Desmond and James Moore (W.<ref>Fichman, MartinW. Evolutionary Theory and Victorian Culture. Humanity BooksNorton & Company, 2002.</ref> This book is an excellent primer for those looking to learn more about how evolutionary theory was perceived among different facets of Victorian society.1994)

9.''Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist'' by Adrian Desmond and James Moore.<ref>Desmond, Adrian, and James Moore. Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist. W.W. Norton & Company, 1994.</ref> Before Janet Browne’s two-part biography of Darwin was published, this was the go-to book for those seeking to learn more about Charles Darwin and the world in which he lived.

10.''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226481123/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0226481123&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=4058cc1aa5dc0f799a1ee713f1743c7b Victorian Science in Context]'' by Bernard Lightman.<ref>Lightman, Bernard. Victorian Science in Context. (The University of Chicago Press, 1997.</ref> While this book is not solely about evolutionary theory, it is, arguably, one of the best works on Victorian science and society ever published. It contains a collection of essays which masterfully illustrate the climate in which evolutionary theory was received.)

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