Summary

Origin reached AG at Christmas. Louis Agassiz cannot abide the book and has publicly denounced it as atheism. AG feels bound to defend the book and counter the "demagogue" Agassiz. Has written a long article to this end [Am. J. Sci. and Arts 2d ser. 29 (1860): 153–84].

Letter details

Letter no.

DCP-LETT-2653A

From

Asa Gray

To

Francis Boott

Sent from

Cambridge Mass.

Source of text

American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)

Physical description

ALS 2pp

• Boott, Francis
• Gray, Asa