A review by miocyon
One Long Argument: Charles Darwin and the Genesis of Modern Evolutionary Thought by Ernst Mayr

5.0

A nice overview of the development of evolutionary theory by Darwin, and the work that was done after him up to the time of publication. The book is from 1991, so much of the new research is dated (e.g., the material on molecular evolution), but the rest of it is Mayr writing at his best. The parts on the Evolutionary Synthesis are particularly good, since Mayr was heavily involved in the work of that time. His biases as a fairly strict selectionist are evident throughout the book. I don’t necessarily think he’s wrong in this way, but it does change the bent of the presentation a bit. A good read for those familiar with evolutionary theory and who want to go a bit deeper on it’s origins and development.