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Can I read Silent Spring on EtoBox?

Silent Spring by Carson, Rachel;Darling, Lois;Darling, Louis;Lear, Linda J.;Wilson, Edward O is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Silent Spring about?

First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. “Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations . . . [It is] well crafted, fearless and succinct . . . Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters" (Peter Matthiessen, for Time's 100 Most Influential People of the Century). This fortieth anniversary edition celebrates Rachel Carson's watershed book with a new introduction by the author and activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new afterword by the acclaimed Rachel Carson biographer Linda Lear, who tells the story of Carson's courageous defense of her truths in the face of ruthless assault from the chemical industry in the year following the publication of Silent...

Who reads Silent Spring?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Carson, Rachel;Darling, Lois;Darling, Louis;Lear, Linda J.;Wilson, Edward O
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published
2002
Language
EN
Category
science
Subjects
Science, The Environment, Stem
Rating
3.94 / 5 (29 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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