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How Charles Darwin Influenced America

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On the Origin of Species, published in 1859 by Charles Darwin, was both criticized and praised and has since become a foundational component of modern biology.  In a book entitled The Book That Changed America: How Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation, author Randall Fuller explores the influence of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species in 19th-century America. Today, we talk to Randall Fuller about how Darwin's book changed America in unexpected ways.  

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