| On the Organic Law of Change Subjects: Wallace Alfred Russel 1823–1913 -- Travel -- Malay Archipelago; Natural history -- Malay Archipelago; Natural selection; Evolution (Biology); A giant of the discipline of biogeography and co-discoverer of natural selection, Alfred Russel Wallace was the most famous naturalist in the world when he died in 1913. To mark the centennial of Wallace's death, James Costa offers an elegant edition of the "Species Notebook" of 1855-1859, which Wallace kept during his legendary expedition in peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, and western New Guinea. Presented in facsimile with text transcription and annotations, this never-before-published document provides a new window into the travels, personal trials, and scientific genius of the co-discoverer of natural selection. Costa James T. : James T. Costa is Executive Director of Highlands Biological Station and Professor of Biology at Western Carolina University. |