On a farther shore: the life and legacy of Rachel Carson
She 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
“A suspenseful tale of the literary life…utterly inspiring.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Captivating…Souder writes vividly and with great empathy for his subject and her cause.” —New York Times Book Review
“A delightful, fascinating, engrossing read about some of the most important insights of modern science. You’ll find yourself thinking about Carson whenever you take a walk in the woods.” —Slate.com
Biography & Autobiography
Carson, Rachel
Carson, Rachel, -- 1907-1964
Carson, Rachel, -- 1907-1964 -- Influence
Carson, Rachel, -- 1907-1964. -- Silent spring
Environmental aspects
Environmental ethics
Environmental ethics -- United States -- History
Environmentalism
Environmentalism -- United States -- History
Environmentalists
Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography
Ethics
History
Influence
Marine biologists
Marine biologists -- United States -- Biography
Naturalists
Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
Nonfiction
Pesticides
Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History
Science
Science writers
Science writers -- United States -- Biography
9781483060804
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Grouping Title | on a farther shore the life and legacy of rachel carson |
Grouping Author | william souder |
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Published on the fiftieth anniversary of her seminal book, Silent Spring, here is an indelible new portrait of Rachel Carson, founder of the modern environmental movement.
She 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 theEnvironmental Protection Agency 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 Carson's death from cancer in 1964. This extraordinary biography captures the essence of one of the great reformers of the twentieth century.
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9780307462213
9781483060804
Crown Publishing Group
Carson, Rachel, -- 1907-1964
Carson, Rachel, -- 1907-1964 -- Influence
Carson, Rachel, -- 1907-1964. -- Silent spring
Environmental ethics -- United States -- History
Environmentalism -- United States -- History
Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography
Marine biologists -- United States -- Biography
Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History
Science writers -- United States -- Biography
On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson / William Souder
Carson, Rachel
Environmental aspects
Environmental ethics
Environmentalism
Environmentalists
Ethics
History
Influence
Marine biologists
Naturalists
Nonfiction
Pesticides
Science
Science writers
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