{"product_id":"origin-story-the-trials-of-charles-darwin","title":"Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy early morning, June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University's brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin's new treatise: fact or fiction? Darwin had introduced a cogent explanation of the origin of species--how they adapted, even transmogrified, through natural selection. At stake was the very foundation of modern biology, not to mention the future of the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOrigin Story\u003c\/em\u003e, medical historian Howard Markel recounts the two-year period (1858-1860) of Darwin's writing of \u003cem\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/em\u003e through its spectacular success and controversy. Simultaneously, Markel delves into the mysterious health symptoms Darwin developed, presenting the first accurate diagnosis of a case that has long fascinated medical historians. The result is a colorful portrait of the man, his friends and enemies, and his seminal work, which resonates to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\r","brand":"Howard Markel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44457294430444,"sku":"9781324036746","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781324036746.jpg?v=1708917445","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/origin-story-the-trials-of-charles-darwin","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}