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On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson / William Souder.
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- ISBN: 9780307462206
- ISBN: 030746220X
- ISBN: 9780307462213
- ISBN: 0307462218
- Physical Description: 496 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-486) and index. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | B C3213s 2012 (Text) | 33126018428692 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Examines how the biologist and reformer helped to raise awareness of the natural world, the importance of conservation, and the dangers of synthetic pesticides. - Baker & Taylor
Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary ofSilent Spring , an in-depth portrait of the biologist and reformer examines how she helped to raise awareness of the natural world, the importance of conservation and the dangers of synthetic pesticides. - Book News
Marking the Golden anniversary of Rachel Carson's seminal environmental tome, Silent Spring, Souder pays tribute with this extensively researched biographical account of Carson, one of the most important environmental writers of our time. Silent Spring decried the use of DDT, among other chemicals and pesticides, and changed the face of the environmental movement, even garnering the attention of President Kennedy. Carson's legacy influenced modern environmental policy and regulation and Souder highlights this while meticulously detailing the private author's story. The book is divided into two sections, the first detailing recounting Carson's life around the time of the publication of Water World and the second focusing on the time and impact of Silent Spring. Includes a section of b&w photos. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - Random House, Inc.
Published on the fiftieth anniversary of her seminal book, Silent Spring, here is an indelible new portrait of Rachel Carson, founder of the environmental movementShe loved the ocean and wrote three books about its mysteries, including the international bestseller The Sea Around Us. But it was with her fourth book, Silent Spring, that this unassuming biologist transformed our relationship with the natural world.
Rachel Carson began work on Silent Spring in the late 1950s, when a dizzying array of synthetic pesticides had come into use. Leading this chemical onslaught was the insecticide DDT, whose inventor had won a Nobel Prize for its discovery. Effective against crop pests as well as insects that transmitted human diseases such as typhus and malaria, DDT had at first appeared safe. But as its use expanded, alarming reports surfaced of collateral damage to fish, birds, and other wildlife. Silent Spring was a chilling indictment of DDT and its effects, which were lasting, widespread, and lethal.
Published in 1962, Silent Spring shocked the public and forced the government to take action-despite a withering attack on Carson from the chemicals industry. The book awakened the world to the heedless contamination of the environment and eventually led to the establishment of the EPA and to the banning of DDT and a host of related pesticides. By drawing frightening parallels between dangerous chemicals and the then-pervasive fallout from nuclear testing, Carson opened a fault line between the gentle ideal of conservation and the more urgent new concept of environmentalism.
Elegantly written and meticulously researched, On a Farther Shore reveals a shy yet passionate woman more at home in the natural world than in the literary one that embraced her. William Souder also writes sensitively of Carson's romantic friendship with Dorothy Freeman, and of her death from cancer in 1964. This extraordinary new biography captures the essence of one of the great reformers of the twentieth century.
A New York Times Notable Book of 2012
âA suspenseful tale of the literary life…utterly inspiring.â âSan Francisco Chronicle
âCaptivating…Souder writes vividly and with great empathy for his subject and her cause.â âNew York Times Book Review
âA delightful, fascinating, engrossing read about some of the most important insights of modern science. Youâll find yourself thinking about Carson whenever you take a walk in the woods.â âSlate.com