| Main Title |
Rachel Carson : witness for nature / |
| Author |
Lear, Linda J.,
|
| Publisher |
Henry Holt and Company, |
| Year Published |
1997 |
| OCLC Number |
36621744 |
| ISBN |
0805034277; 9780805034271; 0805034285; 9780805034288 |
| Subjects |
Biologists--United States--20th century--Biography ;
Environmentalists--United States--20th century--Biography ;
Science writers--United States--Biography ;
Ecologists--United States--20th century--Biography ;
Biologists--United States--Biography ;
Ecologists--United States--Biography ;
Pesticiden ;
Milieutoxicologie ;
Environmentalists--United States--Biography
|
| Additional Subjects |
Carson, Rachel,--1907-1964
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EIAM |
QH31.C33L43 1997 |
|
Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
08/24/2012 |
| EJAM WISE |
QH31.C33L43 1997 |
1 cy IRC, 1 cy WISE |
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
09/13/2013 |
| EJEM |
QH31.C33L43 1997 |
|
OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
11/07/1997 |
| EOAM |
QH31.C33L43 1997 |
|
Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
03/13/1999 |
| ESAM |
QH31.C33L43 1997 |
|
Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
11/07/1997 |
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| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Collation |
xviii, 634 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 585-609) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
By drawing on previously unavailable sources and on interviews with those who knew her, Linda Lear gives a compelling portrait of this heroic woman, illuminating the origin of her connection with nature and of her determination to save what she loved. Lear reveals the unexpected influence of Carson's early experience with industrial pollution and examines her life-changing encounter with the possibility of global extinction in the frightening days of the early Cold War. The book follows Carson's efforts to become a marine biologist at a time when women were unwelcome in the academic community. It shows how her connections with nature were confirmed and strengthened through her work as a government scientist and editor, where her views about the potential dangers of synthetic chemical pesticides evolved. By the late 1950s, Carson had transformed colorless government research into three brilliant, popular books about the sea, including The Sea Around Us, and had become the most respected science writer in America. Rachel Carson challenged the culture of her time and, in the process, shaped a powerful social movement that altered the course of American history. |
| Place Published |
New York |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1997 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
97008324 |
| Merged OCLC records |
53648146; 1166992363; 1201968276; 1334634416; 1370956468; 1406791632; 1416658643; 1421191195; 1434251925; 1469026035 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20120817121434 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03202cam 2200601 a 45020 |
