RACHEL CARSON: WITNESS FOR NATURE

RACHEL CARSON: WITNESS FOR NATURE Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, published in 1962, did more than any other single publication to alert the world to the hazards of environmental poisoning & to inspire a powerful social movement that would alter the course of American history. Drawing on unprecedented access to sources & interviews, Lear masterfully explores the roots of Carson's powerful connection to the natural world, crafting a fine portrait of the environmentalist as a human being" (Smithsonian). ISBN: 0-547-23823-1 publish date: 04/01/2009