Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
323 pages, -
Paperback | Nov 2011[2000 reprint] | #89683 | ISBN-13: 9780141184944
Rachel Carson's famous book revealed the damage being done to the environment by man-made chemicals, and is seen by many as a landmark in environmental conservation. This edition is reissued with an afterword by Linda Lear.
There are currently no reviews for this product. Be the first to review this product!
Rachel Carson (1907-64) wanted to be a writer for as long as she could remember. Her first book, Under the Sea Wind, appeared in 1941. Silent Spring, which alerted the world to the dangers of the misuse of pesticides, was published in 1962. Carson's articles on natural history appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the New Yorker, Reader's Digest and Holiday. An ardent ecologist and preservationist, Carson warned against the dumping of atomic waste at sea and predicted global warming. The Edge of the Sea, which completed her biography of the sea, is also published in Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics. Rachel Carson died of cancer at the age of 56.
Other products you may be interested in:
Other titles in related geozones:
Other titles in related subjects:
Vew all titles in Effects of Contaminants combined with North America (GEN)
View other products from the same publisher
Related organisations include:
If you are involved in a scientific, conservation or environmental organisation and would like to be listed, please see our NHBS-Xchange information page.
Get news & exclusive offers from NHBS
