Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature

Synopsis

The authoritative biography of the marine biologist and nature writer whose book Silent Spring inspired the global environmentalist movement. In a career that spanned from civil service to unlikely literary celebrity, Rachel Carson became one of the world&’s seminal leaders in conservation. The 1962 publication of her book Silent Spring was a watershed event that led to the banning of DDT and launched the modern environmental movement. Growing up in poverty on a tiny Allegheny River farm, Carson attended the Pennsylvania College for Women on a scholarship. There, she studied science and writing before taking a job with the newly emerging Fish and Wildlife Service. In this definitive biography, Linda Lear traces the evolution of Carson&’s private, professional, and public lives, from the origins of her dedication to natural science to her invaluable service as a brilliant, if reluctant, reformer. Drawing on unprecedented 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). &“Impressively researched and eminently readable . . . Compelling, not just for Carson devotees but for anyone concerned about the environment.&” —People &“[A] combination of meticulous scholarship and thoughtful, often poignant, writing.&” —Science &“A sweeping, analytic, first-class biography of Rachel Carson.&” —Kirkus Reviews

Copyright:

2009

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

688 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780547707556

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Date of Addition:

12/27/23

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No

Language:

English

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Categories:

Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences

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