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4. [https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-History-Peter-J-Bowler/dp/0520261283/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508132655&sr=1-1&keywords=Evolution%3A+The+History+of+an+Idea+by+Peter+J.+Bowler ''Evolution: The History of an Idea'' by Peter J. Bowler].<ref>Bowler, Peter J. Evolution: the History of an Idea. University of California Press, 2009.</ref> This is a great work for those who are looking for a primer on the history of evolutionary thought both before and after Charles Darwin. Bowler's work offers a wealth of references for those who wish to further pursue the topic.
5. [https://www.amazon.com/Huxley-Devils-Disciple-Evolutions-Priest/dp/0201959879/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508132677&sr=1-1&keywords=Huxley%3A+From+Devil%E2%80%99s+Disciple+to+Evolutions+High+Priest+by+Adrian+Desmond ''Huxley: ''From Devil’s Disciple to Evolutions High Priest'' by Adrian Desmond].<ref>Desmond, Adrian. Huxley: from Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest. Helix Books, 1999.</ref> Thomas Henry Huxley was known as “Darwin’s bulldog”. Huxley is perhaps most well known for coining the term “agnostic” in 1869. While Darwin adhered to a more genteel version of his theory of evolution, Huxley debated anyone he could as to the theory's truths.
6. [https://www.amazon.com/Darwins-Ghosts-Secret-History-Evolution/dp/0812981707/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508132697&sr=1-1&keywords=darwin%27s+ghosts ''Darwin’s Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution'' by Rebecca Stott].<ref>Stott, Rebecca. Darwin's Ghosts: the Secret History of Evolution. Spiegel & Grau, 2013.</ref> This far-reaching work explores evolutionary ideas that preceded Victorian evolutionary concepts by many centuries. Stott gives credence to the bravery of evolutionary theorists, from Aristotle to Darwin, for their willingness to defy societal norms.
