Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson

Ehrlich, Amy

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Voyager Paperbacks, 2008

0152063242 / 9780152063245

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"Rachel Carson was always curious about the world around her. As a girl she loved being outside, always exploring and wanting to know more about the universe. As an adult Rachel wrote books about what she loved--including Silent Spring, a book that changed the world.Amy Ehrlich's lucid and loving prose, complemented by Wendell Minor's luminous paintings, tells a memorable story of the power of the word, the power of the individual, and--most of all--the importance of following your heart.An epilogue sheds light on Rachel Carson's work and life". "Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 â?? April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose influential book Silent Spring (1962) and other writings are credited with advancing 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,[2] recognition as a gifted writer and financial security. Her next book, The Edge of the Sea, and the reissued version of her first book, Under the Sea Wind, 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. …

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Titre
Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson
Auteur
Ehrlich, Amy
Éditeur
Voyager Paperbacks
Année de publication
2008
État de l'article
As New
Reliure
Trade paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0152063242
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780152063245
Illustrateur
Minor, Wendell
Poids de l'article
6 onces
Catalogues du vendeur
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