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Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World under Captain Fitz Roy R.N. The Folio Society FitzRoy

2003ref. 2349892London: The Folio Society 2003. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 10x7x2. 2007 4th printing Ford-Smith Folio 76 #1156. Includes publisher's slipcase. Minor blemishes to slipcase embossed owner stamp on half-title page otherwise an excellent copy. 2003 Hard Cover. xxxiv 518 pp. Includes three sections of color and black-and-white reproductions of illustrations maps on endpapers new introduction by Richard Keynes. The Voyage of the Beagle is the title most commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks bringing him considerable fame and respect. This was the third volume of The Narrative of the Voyages of H.M. Ships Adventure and Beagle the other volumes of which were written or edited by the commanders of the ships. Journal and Remarks covers Darwin's part in the second survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle. Due to the popularity of Darwin's account the publisher reissued it later in 1839 as Darwin's Journal of Researches and the revised second edition published in 1845 used this title. A republication of the book in 1905 introduced the title The Voyage of the "Beagle" by which it is now best known. Beagle sailed from Plymouth Sound on 27 December 1831 under the command of Captain Robert FitzRoy. While the expedition was originally planned to last two years it lasted almost five - Beagle did not return until 2 October 1836. Darwin spent most of this time exploring on land three years and three months on land; 18 months at sea. The book is a vivid travel memoir as well as a detailed scientific field journal covering biology geology and anthropology that demonstrates Darwin's keen powers of observation written at a time when Western Europeans were exploring and charting the whole world. Although Darwin revisited some areas during the expedition for clarity the chapters of the book are ordered by reference to places and locations rather than by date. Darwin's notes made during the voyage include comments hinting at his changing views on the fixity of species. On his return he wrote the book based on these notes at a time when he was first developing his theories of evolution through common descent and natural selection. The book includes some suggestions of his ideas particularly in the second edition of 1845. The Folio Society hardcover books

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Transportation in the National Capital Region Finance and Organization; A Report to the President for transmittal to Congress

1962ref. 89387Washington DC: National Capital Transportation Agency 1962. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Good. The format is approximately 6 inches by 9.25 inches. xxi 1 92 2 pages. Fold-out maps. Footnotes. Maps some with color. Illustrations. Appendix. Signature and date of previous owner on fep. Darwin Fairweather Stolzenbach worked for a number of federal departments and was an administrator of the National Capital Transportation Agency which planned the Metro rail system. Mr. Stolzenbach of Chevy Chase was born in Pittsburgh and moved to the Washington area in 1936. He graduated from George Washington University and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He began his federal career in the late 1930s as a committee aide in the House of Representatives. During World War II he was an economist in the War Department. He later worked for the Budget Bureau and the Commerce Department. From 1951 to 1961 Mr. Stolzenbach was an operations research analyst in the operations research office of Johns Hopkins University. In that capacity he ran the Army's Operations Research Office in Japan during the Korean War. In 1961 President Kennedy appointed him administrator of the National Capital Transportation Agency. In 1962 the organization submitted a general plan for the Metro rail system and Mr. Stolzenbach was the first general manager of Metrorail as it was called then. In 1965 he became an independent consultant to the World Bank. From 1971 until retiring in 1978 he was an administrator with the. Public Health Service and what is now the Department of Education. About 1990 he changed his name to Fairweather his mother's maiden name. The National Capital Transportation Agency NCTA was created in 1960 by an Act of Congress during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower to comprehensively plan different modes of transportation in the Washington D.C. area. John F. Kennedy appointed Darwin Stolzenbach as administrator of the NCTA which laid the groundwork for the Washington Metro System. In 1967 the NCTA was abolished and its functions duties property and records were transferred to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Included in this report are: 1 A plan for a balanced regional system of highway and modern rapid transit facilities; 2 A program for immediate action to construct the transportation system; 3 recommendations for organizations and financial arrangements for the system; and 4 An evaluation of the 1959 Mass Transportation Survey plan. National Capital Transportation Agency hardcover

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