TY  - BOOK
AU  - Linda Lear
TI  - Rachel Carson
SN  - 9780547707556
AV  - QH31.C33 
U1  - 570.92 
PB  - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
KW  - Biography
N2  - 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 and to inspire a powerful social movement that would alter the course of American history. This definitive, sweeping biography shows the origins of Carson's fierce dedication to natural science--and tells the dramatic story of how Carson, already a famous nature writer, became a brillant if reluctant reformer. Drawing on unprecendented access to sources and 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)
ER  -