Rachel Carson
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book ''Silent Spring'' (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and became a full-time nature writer in the 1950s. Her widely praised 1951 bestseller ''The Sea Around Us'' won her a U.S. National Book Award, recognition as a gifted writer and financial security. Its success prompted the republication of her first book, ''Under the Sea Wind'' (1941), in 1952, which was followed by ''The Edge of the Sea '' in 1955 — both were also bestsellers. This sea trilogy explores the whole of ocean life from the shores to the depths.
Late in the 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially some problems she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was the book ''Silent Spring'' (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented share of the American people. Although ''Silent Spring'' was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, it spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy, which led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides. It also inspired a grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter. Provided by Wikipedia
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The edge of the sea. by Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
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Always, Rachel : the letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964 / by Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
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The sense of wonder by Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
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Under the sea-wind; a naturalist's picture of ocean life. by Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
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Silent spring / by Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
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Lost woods : the discovered writing of Rachel Carson / by Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
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Under the sea wind / by Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
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Animal machines / by Harrison, Ruth, 1920-2000, Dawkins, Marian Stamp, Webster, John, 1938-, Rollin, Bernard E., Fraser, David, Broom, Donald M.
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The house of life: Rachel Carson at work; by Brooks, Paul, 1909-1998
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A sense of wonder : two interviews with Rachel Carson /
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Silent spring revisited /
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