On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson

The Resource On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson
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On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson
Title remainder
the life and legacy of Rachel Carson
Statement of responsibility
William Souder
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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
Dewey number
  • 508.092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
QH31.C33
LC item number
S68 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
adult

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