Rachel Carson: Silent Spring & Other Environmental Writings by Rachel Carson
This deluxe Library of America volume presents one of the landmark books of the twentieth century together with rare letters, speeches, and other writings that reveal the personal courage and passionate commitment of its author, environmentalist Rachel Carson. A huge bestseller when published in 1962, Silent Spring led not only to many of the laws and government agencies that protect our air, land, and water, but prompted a revolution in environmental consciousness. Now for the first time, in previously unpublished and newly collected letters, Carson's groundbreaking expose of the unintended consequences of pesticide use comes together piece-by-piece.
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) is considered one of the harbingers of the contemporary environmental movement thanks to her book Silent Spring, a prophetic warning about the misuse of chemical pesticides. Under the Sea-Wind was the first of her distinguished trilogy on the sea. It was followed by The Sea Around Us and The Edge of the Sea, and catapulted Carson to international fame as a nature writer. Coming Spring 2017, the PBS American Experience Documentary Rachel Carson. Linda Lear (introducer) is an environmental historian and biographer and the author of the prize-winning study Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature and Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781598535600 |
| ISBN 10 | 1598535609 |
| Title | Rachel Carson: Silent Spring & Other Environmental Writings |
| Author | Rachel Carson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Library of America |
| Year published | 2018-03-27 |
| Number of pages | 605 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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