Add this copy of Fitzroy. the Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and to cart. $19.16, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2003 by Review.
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Very Good Plus. 8vo. xii, 336pp, index, endnotes, bibliography, appendices, bw ills. Or card. Near new. The biography of the captain of The Beagle during Darwin's landmark voyage. FitzRoy went on to become a Member of Parliament, and second Governor of New Zealand. Made scapegoat for others' failings he was recalled but bounced back to become the founding director of the Meteorological Office-the world's first full-time professional weather forecaster.
