David Starr Jordan Books

The Philosophy of Despair

David Starr Jordan

Today is your day and mine, the only day we have, the day in which we play our part. What our part may signify in the great whole, we may not understand, but we are here to play it, and now is our tim..

The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches

David Starr Jordan

The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches is a collection of essays written by David Starr Jordan, an American ichthyologist, educator, eugenicist, and peace activist. He was president ..

California and the Californians

David Starr Jordan

The Californian loves his state because his state loves him. He returns her love with a fierce affection that to men who do not know California is always a surprise. Hence he is impatient of outside c..