
The biography of the ecologist and nature writer whose book Silent Spring began a movement that transformed the way we understand ourselves and the living world. Carson blew the whistle on the petro-chemical industry at a time when pesticides were regarded as a miracle cure all. When Silent Spring appeared in 1962 it did more than any single publication or event to alert the world to the hazards of enviromental pollution.
Page Count:
634
Publication Date:
1999-01-01
ISBN-10:
0140273018
ISBN-13:
9780140273014
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