Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson

by Rachel Carson and Peter Matthiessen

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For environmentally critical times, Courage for the Earth is a centennial appreciation of Rachel Carson's brave life and transformative writing

Rachel Carson's lyrical, popular books about the sea, including her best-selling The Sea Around Us, set a standard for nature writing. By the late 1950s, Carson was the most respected science writer in America.

She completed Silent Spring (1962) against formidable personal odds, and with it...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0618872760

ISBN13:9780618872763

Release Date:April 2007

Publisher:Houghton Mifflin

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.56 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.2"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Biological Sciences Conservation Ecology Literary Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Nature Nature & Ecology

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