On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson

Souder, William 1949- (Author).

Summary:

Rachel Carson, founder of the modern environmental movement, began work on her seminal book 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. 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, and it 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 Environmental Protection Agency and to the banning of DDT and a host of related pesticides.

Contents:

Water World
Miss Carson's Book
Bright as the Mid-day Sun
Biologizing
The English Connection and the Ocean Deep
This Beautiful and Sublime World
Author Triumphant
Silent Spring
Dorothy
The Enduring Sea
Earth on Fire
Collateral Damage
High Tides and Low.

Item details

ISBN: 0307462226 (ebook)
ISBN: 9780307462220 (ebook)
ISBN: 0307462218
ISBN: 9780307462213
ISBN: 030746220X
ISBN: 9780307462206
Physical Description: 496 pages8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishing Group, [2012]
Copyright: ©2012

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Water World Miss Carson's Book Bright as the Mid-day Sun Biologizing The English Connection and the Ocean Deep This Beautiful and Sublime World Author Triumphant Silent Spring Dorothy The Enduring Sea Earth on Fire Collateral Damage High Tides and Low.