June 28– From The Voyage of The Beagle by Charles Darwin (1839)
Summary: Darwin moves into the sociological part of his splat book.
Commentary: I really enjoy how comprehensive Darwin is. Geography, biology, botany, sociology it's all here.
The best parts are his various hunting expeditions where "to [his] shame as a sportsman" he runs out of powder missing a deer, and accidentally bolases himself/his horse.
Also interesting to see him agreeing with Lamarck, who he is generally considered the opposite of today.
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