About the Book

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 Spring and before her untimely death in 1964.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 400 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Mariner Books (Oct. 31st, 2002)

ISBN-10: 0618249060

ISBN-13: 9780618249060

Dimensions: 5.66 x 8.22 x 0.78 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.99 lbs

• Categories: Environmental Science General Environmental Conservation & Protection