Rachel Carson: A Biography
Few people have had as great an impact on the modern environmental movement as has the great writer and scientist Rachel Carson. This readable and up-to-date biography traces the famous environmentalist's development as a writer from earliest childhood through the publication of her best-known work, Silent Spring (1962). In this absorbing account of her life, Carson emerges as a talented scientist and exceptional writer who shared her sense of wonder about nature with both scientists and the general public. In the wake of the one hundredth anniversary of Carson's birth in 2007, this fascinating story concludes with an assessment of Rachel Carson's legacy as a writer and a champion of the environmental movement. The author also addresses the lingering controversies regarding the use of pesticides as well as continuing criticisms of Carson's ideas.This balanced portrait of a pioneering environmentalist will be of great interest to anyone with an interest in ecology or nature writing.
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Rachel Carson: A Biography
Few people have had as great an impact on the modern environmental movement as has the great writer and scientist Rachel Carson. This readable and up-to-date biography traces the famous environmentalist's development as a writer from earliest childhood through the publication of her best-known work, Silent Spring (1962). In this absorbing account of her life, Carson emerges as a talented scientist and exceptional writer who shared her sense of wonder about nature with both scientists and the general public. In the wake of the one hundredth anniversary of Carson's birth in 2007, this fascinating story concludes with an assessment of Rachel Carson's legacy as a writer and a champion of the environmental movement. The author also addresses the lingering controversies regarding the use of pesticides as well as continuing criticisms of Carson's ideas.This balanced portrait of a pioneering environmentalist will be of great interest to anyone with an interest in ecology or nature writing.
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Rachel Carson: A Biography

Rachel Carson: A Biography

by Arlene Rodda Quaratiello
Rachel Carson: A Biography

Rachel Carson: A Biography

by Arlene Rodda Quaratiello

Overview

Few people have had as great an impact on the modern environmental movement as has the great writer and scientist Rachel Carson. This readable and up-to-date biography traces the famous environmentalist's development as a writer from earliest childhood through the publication of her best-known work, Silent Spring (1962). In this absorbing account of her life, Carson emerges as a talented scientist and exceptional writer who shared her sense of wonder about nature with both scientists and the general public. In the wake of the one hundredth anniversary of Carson's birth in 2007, this fascinating story concludes with an assessment of Rachel Carson's legacy as a writer and a champion of the environmental movement. The author also addresses the lingering controversies regarding the use of pesticides as well as continuing criticisms of Carson's ideas.This balanced portrait of a pioneering environmentalist will be of great interest to anyone with an interest in ecology or nature writing.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781616141875
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Publication date: 07/27/2010
Pages: 168
Product dimensions: 5.97(w) x 9.13(h) x 0.43(d)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Arlene R. Quaratiello (Durham, NH) is an adjunct instructor of English at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. She is the author of The College Student’s Research Companion, 4th ed. (2007).

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Timeline of Events in the Life of Rachel Carson 13

Chapter 1 Learning and Loving Nature 19

Chapter 2 Seaward She Goes 31

Chapter 3 Making the Sea a "Vivid Reality" 42

Chapter 4 Federal Employee "in Action" 52

Chapter 6 Writing The Sea Around Us 61

Chapter 6 The Wave of Reaction to The Sea Around Us 70

Chapter 7 Completing the Sea Trilogy 81

Chapter 8 Reaching New Audiences 91

Chapter 9 The Struggle to Write Silent Spring 100

Chapter 10 The Other Road 111

Chapter 11 The Loud Reaction to Silent Spring 122

Chapter 12 The Legacy of Rachel Carson 135

Bibliography 149

Index 157

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