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Walking in Darwin’s Footsteps

A case for taking yourself on a field trip

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Rachel Botsman
Jun 03, 2026
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Down House, Darwin’s residence-turned-museum

I spent almost a month looking at letters—Darwin’s, specifically.

He wrote hundreds of letters to breeders and geologists and everyone in between. I got caught up in following the paper trail, seeing his ideas slowly develop, back and forth. But the more information I gathered, the more facts I accrued, the mor…

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