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Simons, Eric. Darwin Slept Here: Discovery, Adventure, and Swimming Iguanas in Charles Darwin's South America.(Brief article)(Book review)

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| February 01, 2009 | Arnold, Lee | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Simons, Eric. Darwin Slept Here: Discovery, Adventure, and Swimming Iguanas in Charles Darwin's South America. Overlook, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). Feb. 2009. c.272p. ISBN 978-1-59020-220-3. $24. TRAV

A recent journalism school graduate, Simons was bored and frustrated with his night-shift newspaper job. Then, on a trip to the tip of South America, he picked up a copy of Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and felt compelled to re-create portions of that five-year voyage of discovery. Simons was about the same age as Darwin had been at the time and also had a taste for adventure. In his account, he does not follow Darwin's trip exactly (travel is …

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