Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

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Summary

Originally published in 1963 by Hamish Hamilton, and now part of the PENGUIN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CLASSICS series, Carson's exposure of the effects of the indiscriminate use of chemicals is still of importance. She describes how pesticides are applied universally, with no regard for the contamination of the environment and destruction of wildlife.

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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson's exposure of the effects of the indiscriminate use of chemicals which describes how pesticides and insecticides are applied almost universally to farms, forests, gardens and homes with scant regard to the contamination of the environment and the destruction of wildlife. She argues that unless we recognize that human beings are only a part of the living world, our progressive poisoning of the planet will end in catastrophe.
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ISBN 13 9780140273717
ISBN 10 0140273719
Title Silent Spring
Author Rachel Carson
Series Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1999-03-25
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.