“In 1850 an account of the Lake Superior expedition was published with wide success. Beautifully illustrated, it was at once a fascinating narrative (one of the party had kept a daily journal), a major contribution to American geology, an invaluable guide to Lake Superior birds, fish, and, to the tremendous satisfaction of countless readers as well as reviewers, it was another emphatic declaration by the master naturalist that there need be no conflict between the revelation of science and Genesis. “Agassiz belongs to that class of naturalists who see God in everything,” wrote a reviewer in the Watchman and Christian Reflector. Agassiz had described the whole of creation as an expression of “divine thought.” He held center stage through the 1850s; he had overshadowed them all—Silliman, Dana, Henry, Hall, Gray. The voice of Charles Darwin was still to be heard. McCullough, David. Brave Companions (p. 29). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. McCullough, David. Brave Companions (p. 29). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. ”