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The sea trilogy Under the sea-wind ; The sea around us ; The edge of the sea

The pioneering naturalist's works exploring the Earth's oceans.--

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Main Author:	Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 (Author)
Other Authors:	Steingraber, Sandra (Editor, Writer of introduction)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : The Library of America, [2021]
Series:	Library of America ; 352.
Subjects:	Oceanography. Marine ecology. Marine biology. Seashore biology. Marine animals. Sea birds.
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Summary:	The pioneering naturalist's works exploring the Earth's oceans.--
Item Description:	Under the sea-wind originally published in the United States of America by Simon and Schuster in 1941. The sea around us originally published by Oxford University Press in 1951. The edge of the sea originally published in the United States by Houghton Mifflin & Co. in 1955.
Physical Description:	xxvii, 743 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 721-726) and index.
ISBN:	9781598537055 1598537059
Author Notes:	Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was born on a family farm near Springdale, Pennsylvania. She earned a master's in zoology at Johns Hopkins before taking a job with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. She published Under the Sea-Wind (1941), The Sea Around Us (1951, winner of the National Book Award), and The Edge of the Sea (1955). Silent Spring (1962), her exposé of the disastrous ecological effects of pesticide use, was an international bestseller. A research biologist and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber was inspired to activism by Rachel Carson's Silent Spring , becoming one of America's leading environmental writers and antipollution advocates. Her books include Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment (1997), Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood (2001), and Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis (2011).