On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson /
Souder, William,1949-author.
Elegantly written and meticulously researched On a Farther Shore reveals a shy yet passionate woman more at home in the natural world than in the literary one that embraced her. William Sounder writes sensitively of Carson's romantic friendship with Dorothy Freeman, and of Carson's death from cancer in 1964. This extraordinary new biography captures the essence of one of the great reformers of the twentieth century--BOOK COVER.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-486) and index.
pt. 1. Water world -- Miss Carson's book -- Bright as the midday sun -- Biologizing -- The English connection and the ocean deep -- This beautiful and sublime world -- Author triumphant -- pt. 2. Silent spring -- Dorothy -- The enduring sea -- Earth on fire -- Collateral damage -- High tides and low -- Epilogue.
Elegantly written and meticulously researched On a Farther Shore reveals a shy yet passionate woman more at home in the natural world than in the literary one that embraced her. William Sounder writes sensitively of Carson's romantic friendship with Dorothy Freeman, and of Carson's death from cancer in 1964. This extraordinary new biography captures the essence of one of the great reformers of the twentieth century--BOOK COVER.
Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
Marine biologists
Naturalists
Environmentalists
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Pesticides
Environmentalism
Environmental ethics