Rachel Carson
Silent Spring
- ISBN 13:
- 9780618249060
- author:
- Rachel Carson
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- HMH
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2002
- Pages:
- 400
- Genre:
- Geology Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Rachel Carson's groundbreaking book, first published in 1962, exposed the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate pesticide use, sparking a revolution in laws affecting our air, land, and water.
The book's impact was profound, with international reverberations and a bestseller status that endured long after its initial publication. New essays by the author and scientist Edward O. Wilson, and acclaimed biographer Linda Lear, celebrate the book's 40th anniversary, shedding new light on Carson's courageous defense of her truths in the face of industry opposition.
Well-crafted, fearless, and succinct, Silent Spring remains a powerful and thought-provoking work that continues to inform our understanding of the natural world and our place within it.
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