Rachel carson childhood biography books
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Rachel Carson wrote only four books, but each of them in some measure changed the way we thought about ourselves and our world. All four of those published during her lifetime were "best-sellers". A fifth book The Sense of Wonder was published posthumously. All are still in print and several are available on CD, audio, and in large print editions. The book jackets shown here are the current in print editions, contrasted with the original book jackets.
Under the Sea-Wind
Author: Rachel Carson
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher:Penguin Classics; New edition (April 3, 2007)
Originally Published: 1941
ISBN-10: 0143104969
ISBN-13: 978-0143104964
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To honor Rachel Carson on the centennial of her birth in 2007, Penguin Classics proudly published a centennial edition of Under the Sea-Wind, Carson’s first book and her personal favorite. Featuring a new introduction by Carson’s biographer, Linda Lear, this edition includes the beautiful line drawings b
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Rachel Carson
Edited by Debra Michals, PhD | 2015
A marine biologist and nature writer, Rachel Carson catalyzed the global environmental movement with her 1962 book Silent Spring. Outlining the dangers of chemical pesticides, the book led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides and sparked the movement that ultimately led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Born on May 27, 1907 on a farm in Springdale, Pennsylvania, Carson was the youngest of Robert and Maria McLean Carson’s three children. She developed a love of nature from her mother, and Carson became a published writer for children’s magazines by age 10. She attended the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University), graduating magna cum laude in 1929. She next studied at the oceanographic institute at Woods Hole, Massachusetts and at Johns Hopkins University, where she received a master’s degree in zoology in 1932. Strained family finances forced her to forego purs
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Rachel Carson
American marine biologist and conservationist (1907–1964)
For other uses, see Rachel Carson (disambiguation).
Rachel Carson | |
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Carson in 1943 | |
| Born | (1907-05-27)May 27, 1907 Springdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 1964(1964-04-14) (aged 56) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Marine biologist, author and environmentalist |
| Alma mater | Chatham University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MS) |
| Period | 1937–1964 |
| Genre | Nature writing |
| Subject | Marine biology, ecology, pesticides |
| Notable works | Under the Sea Wind (1941) The Sea Around Us (1951) The Edge of the Sea (1955) Silent Spring (1962) |
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.
Carson began her career as an aquatic b