Rachel Carson Witness for Nature Witness for Nature |
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| Author:
| Lear, Linda |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8050-3428-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1998 |
| Publisher: | Henry Holt & Company
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| Imprint: | Owl Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $23.00 |
Book Description:
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Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, published in 1962, did more than any other single publication to alert the world to the hazards of environmental poisoning and to inspire a powerful social movement that would alter the course of American history. This definitive, long-overdue biography shows how Carson, already a famous nature writer, became a reluctant reformer. It is a compelling portrait of the determined woman behind the publicly shy but brilliant scientist and writer.
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, published in 1962, did more than any other single publication to alert the world to the hazards of environmental poisoning and to inspire a powerful social movement that would alter the course of American history. This definitive, long-overdue biography shows how Carson, already a famous nature writer, became a reluctant reformer. It is a compelling portrait of the determined woman behind the publicly shy but brilliant scientist and writer.