Mariner Books Classics
Silent Spring (Anniversary)
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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
Rarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring did exactly that. The outcry that followed its publication in 1962 forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s passionate concern for the future of our planet reverberated powerfully throughout the world. As Carson reminds us, "In nature, nothing exists alone.”
The introduction by the acclaimed biographer Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature, tells the story of Carson’s courageous defense of her truths in the face of a ruthless assault form the chemical industry following the publication of Silent Spring and before her untimely death.
“Wonder and humility are just some of the gifts of Silent Spring. They remind us that we, like all other living creatures, are part of the vast ecosystems of the earth of the earth…this is a book to relish: not for the dark side of human nature, but for the promise of life’s possibility.” —from the Introduction
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780618253050
EAN:
9780618253050
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
400
Authors:
Rachel Carson
Publisher:
Mariner Books Classics
Published Date: 2002-22-10
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As described this book is written in a way that educates a layperson such as myself but also doesn't over simplify. While the specific chemicals mentioned might be (fortunately) a thing of the past the effects on the cohesiveness of an ecosystem and the alternatives are still important topics after all this time. It was also interesting to learn how poorly understood chemicals were introduced with little consideration into the environment and into the population as was unfortunately common for the time.
Silent Spring is a classic.
Still a classic.
Every high-school child should required to read this book. It will give them the understanding of how the government over regulated pesticides in the 1950s and 60s to the point of killing off beneficial insects, aquatic animals, fish and raptors such as eagles, pelicans and Ospreys.
Purchased used like new.It was new
