The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement (New Narratives in American History)
Author(s)
Lytle, Mark Hamilton
Lytle, Mark Hamilton
Explores The Evolution Of Carson's Ideas About Nature, Her Love For The Sea, Her Career As A Biologist, And Above All Her Emergence As A Writer Of Extraordinary Moral And Ecological Vision. Foreword --- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. Spring -- Sense Of Wonder : Under The Sea-wind -- 2. Summer -- Florescence : The Sea Around Us -- 3. Fall -- The Fullness Of Life : From The Edge Of The Sea To Ddt -- 4. Winter -- The Poison Book And The Dark Season Of Vindication -- Epilogue -- Rachel Carson : The Legacy -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index. Mark Hamilton Lytle. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 259-261) And Index.
Keywords
Carson, Rachel , 1907-1964, Biologists, Biologists--United States--Biography, Environmentalists, Environmentalists--United States--Biography, Science writers, Science writers--United States--Biography, QH31.C33 L98 2007, 570.92 B
Carson, Rachel , 1907-1964, Biologists, Biologists--United States--Biography, Environmentalists, Environmentalists--United States--Biography, Science writers, Science writers--United States--Biography, QH31.C33 L98 2007, 570.92 B
| Name in long format: | The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement (New Narratives in American History) |
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| ISBN-10: | 0195172469 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195172461 |
| Book pages: | 277 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 5 Inches, Length: 6.8 Inches, Weight: 0.6724098991 Pounds, Width: 0.8 Inches |
