The Resource On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson, William Souder
On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson, William Souder
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The item On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson, William Souder represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 496 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "Published on the 50th anniversary of Silent spring"--Jacket cover
- Isbn
- 9780307462206
- Label
- On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson
- Title
- On a farther shore
- Title remainder
- the life and legacy of Rachel Carson
- Statement of responsibility
- William Souder
- Subject
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- Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
- Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 -- Influence
- Environmental ethics -- United States -- History
- Environmentalism -- United States -- History
- Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
- Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History
- Science writers -- United States -- Biography
- Marine biologists -- United States -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Souder, William
- Dewey number
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- 508.092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH31.C33
- LC item number
- S68 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Carson, Rachel
- Carson, Rachel
- Carson, Rachel
- Marine biologists
- Naturalists
- Environmentalists
- Science writers
- Pesticides
- Environmentalism
- Environmental ethics
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson, William Souder
- Note
- "Published on the 50th anniversary of Silent spring"--Jacket cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-486) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 496 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780307462206
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2012003077
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn769424501
- (Sirsi) o769424501
- (OCoLC)769424501
- Label
- On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson, William Souder
- Note
- "Published on the 50th anniversary of Silent spring"--Jacket cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-486) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 496 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780307462206
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2012003077
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn769424501
- (Sirsi) o769424501
- (OCoLC)769424501
Subject
- Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
- Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 -- Influence
- Environmental ethics -- United States -- History
- Environmentalism -- United States -- History
- Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
- Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History
- Science writers -- United States -- Biography
- Marine biologists -- United States -- Biography
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