Few people have had as great an impact on the modern environmental movement as has the great writer and scientist Rachel Carson. This readable and up-to-date biography traces the famous environmentalist's development as a writer from earliest childhood through the publication of her best-known work, Silent Spring (1962). In this absorbing account of her life, Carson emerges as a talented scientist and exceptional writer who shared her sense of wonder about nature with both scientists and the general public. In the wake of the one hundredth anniversary of Carson's birth in 2007, this fascinating story concludes with an assessment of Rachel Carson's legacy as a writer and a champion of the environmental movement. The author also addresses the lingering controversies regarding the use of pesticides as well as continuing criticisms of Carson's ideas.This balanced portrait of a pioneering environmentalist will be of great interest to anyone with an interest in ecology or nature writing.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Arlene Rodda Quaratiello
EAN: 9781616141875
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 229 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Prometheus Books
DATE PUBLISHED: 2010-07-27
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, SCIENCE / Environmental Science
WIDTH: 152 cm
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Book Themes:
The environment, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues
Arlene R. Quaratiello (Durham, NH) is an adjunct instructor of English at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. She is the author of The College Student's Research Companion, 4th ed. (2007).
