Rachel Carson Witness for Nature

Name: Rachel Carson Witness for Nature
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ISBN: 9780547238234

ISBN-10: 0547238231

ISBN-13: 9780547238234

Edition: 2009

Authors: Linda Lear

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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, sweeping biography shows the origins of Carson's fierce dedication to natural science--and tells the dramatic story of how Carson, already a famous nature writer, became a brillant if reluctant reformer. Drawing on unprecendented access to sources and interviews, Lear masterfully explores the roots of Carson's powerful connection to the natural world, crafting a " fine portrait of the environmentalist as a human being" (Smithsonian).

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 688
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.60" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Linda Lear is the editor of Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson. She was consultant to the PBS television documentary "The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson" for The American Experience, and is a founder of the Lear/Carson archive at Connecticut College. Her most recent book is Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature. She lives in Bethesda, MD.