Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) spent most of her professional life as a marine biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. By the late 1950s, she had written three lyrical, popular books about the sea, including the best-selling The Sea Around Us, and had become the most respected science writer in America. She completed Silent Spring against formidable personal odds, and with it shaped a powerful social movement that has altered the course of history.
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) spent most of her professional life as a marine biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. By the late 1950s, she had written three lyrical, popular books about the sea, including the best-selling The Sea Around Us, and had become the most respected science writer in America. She completed Silent Spring against formidable personal odds, and with it shaped a powerful social movement that has altered the course of history. See less
Rachel Carson's Featured Books
Rachel Carson book reviews
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Silent Spring
Spring Time--the smells and sounds.
by ludwig, May 29, 2019
This book is about human interference with Nature without considering the consequences. It is a sort of like the Meditations of St John Donne before his death March 31, 1631 from Stomach Cancer--"no ... Read More
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The Sense of Wonder
Both audio and print version are super!
by KayM, Jul 11, 2010
Don't forget to check out Kaiulani Lee's reading version of this beautiful book.
She reads it with such grace and understanding. It is poetic.
It is available here in audio and as a download in ... Read More
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Silent Spring
The Classic
by Andrea L, Feb 17, 2015
We hear about this book but don't seem to get around to reading it as there is so much else to absorb about the environment. A timeless, compelling, and "standard" work that continues to provoke and ... Read More
