On a farther shore the life and legacy of Rachel Carson
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...
| Main Author: | Souder, William, 1949- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown Publishing Group,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |