Rachel Carson (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Linda Lear
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: May 27, 1907-1960’s
- Setting: Eastern United States
- Principal Characters: Rachel Carson, Maria Carson, Mary Scott Skinker, Marie Rodell, Dorothy Freeman, Paul Brooks
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Science and technology
- Subjects: Social action, Nature, Authors or writers, Science or scientists, Cancer, Environment or environmental health, Ocean, Natural resources
- Locales: East (U.S.)
Rachel Carson wrote two best-selling books that each were landmarks in science journalism. The Sea Around Us (1951) awakened American readers to the vast variety, beauty, and mystery of the oceans. Silent Spring (1962) warned that pesticides, if used irresponsibly, would harm wildlife and people. Neither subject was new to the public, but the depth of Carson’s treatments and her stylish writing eclipsed books that came before hers, and she became one of America’s best- known nonfiction authors.
How did such a triumph come about? What influences shaped her...
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