Mr Darwin's shooter / Roger McDonald McDonald, Roger, 1941-

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McDonald, Roger, 1941-
Subjects
Covington, Syms, 1813-1861; Beagle Expedition (1831-1836); Voyages around the world - Fiction.
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Adult; General
Summary
Based on the true story of Syms Covington, manservant to Charles Darwin on the famous voyage of the Beagle. When he meets Darwin, fifteen-year-old Covington is already an old Patagonian hand. In the course of their voyage together he shoots and collects hundreds of specimens which become fundamental to the formulation of Darwin's theory of evolution.
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