Galapagos: The Enchanted Islands

by John Hickman (Editor)

Overview

Every year a quarter of a million well-heeled, well-read travelers take the holiday of a lifetime to the Galapagos. John Hickman presents an intriguing cast of characters, from Incas to whalers, pirates to Robinson Crusoe's, the original Swiss Family Robinson and the revered Charles Darwin.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781906011109
Publisher:	Eland Publishing
Publication date:	10/13/2009
Series:	Through Writers' Eyes
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction 5

1 The Inca's Tale 7

2 The Bishop's Tale 13

3 Out of the Mists 23

4 The Buccaneers 33

5 The Literary Pirates 45

6 Robinson Crusoes 57

7 The Whale and the Tortoise 67

8 The USS Essex 77

9 Visitors and Settlers 89

10 Darwin in the Galapagos 99

11 The Origin of Species 113

12 Colonial Ambitions 123

13 Scientists and Castaways 133

14 The Key to Panama 145

15 Murder in Paradise 155

16 Conservation of Species 173

17 The Human Element 187

Appendix Wildlife of the Galapagos 195

Bibliography 223