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Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: Dec 1969
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
Retail Price: $24.99
Pages: 656
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).