Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
This influential book was published in 1962 and sparked a movement to protect the environment. Written by Rachel Carson, it exposes the harmful effects of DDT and led to changes in laws regarding our air, land, and water. Carson's powerful words and concern for the future of our planet launched the environmental movement, making it a landmark book of the twentieth century.
Publish Date
2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1962
Goodreads Rating
4.03
ISBN
9780395075067
Recommendations
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Recommendations
2020-04-23T16:03:27.000Z
On World Book Day, I recommend five environmental classics:
Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
E. F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful
J. Martinez-Alier, The Environmentalism of the Poor
Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature
John McNeill, Something New Under the Sun – source