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Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. [ 1] Published on September 27, 1962, the book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during WW2. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's ...
- Rachel Carson
- 1962
Feb 1, 2022 · Silent Spring. Paperback – Unabridged, February 1, 2022. THE CLASSIC THAT LAUNCHED THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT. “Rachel Carson is a pivotal figure of the twentieth century…people who thought one way before her essential 1962 book Silent Spring thought another way after it.”—Margaret Atwood.
- Rachel Carson
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- Houghton Mifflin Company
Jul 11, 2024 · Rachel Carson. Silent Spring, nonfiction book written by Rachel Carson that became one of the most-influential books in the modern environmental movement. Published in 1962, Silent Spring was widely read by the general public and became a New York Times best seller. The book provided the impetus for tighter control of pesticides and has been ...
Silent Spring is a book that exposes the dangers of chemical pesticides and calls for environmental responsibility. It is considered a landmark of the modern environmental movement and a best-seller that changed the world.
Apr 20, 2022 · Learn how Carson's 1962 book exposed the dangers of chemical pesticides and sparked a revolution in environmental awareness and protection. Find out how she faced industry attacks, influenced President Kennedy and changed the way Americans viewed their world.
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Silent Spring. Rachel Carson. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 - Nature - 378 pages. The Cornerstone of Modern Environmentalism First Published in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water.
By the late 1950s, she had written three lyrical, popular books about the sea, including the bestselling The Sea Around Us, and had become the most respected science writer in America. She completed Silent Spring against formidable personal odds, and with it shaped a powerful social movement that has altered the course of history.
- Rachel Carson
