num_pages: 368
description: Silent Spring came as a cry in the wilderness, a deeply felt, thoroughly researched, and brilliantly written argument that changed the course of history. Without this book, the environmental movement might have been long delayed or never have developed at all.-- from the Introduction by Vice President Al GoreRarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did exactly that. The outcry that followed its publication in 1962 forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson's passionate concern for the future of our planet reverberated powerfully throughout the world, and her eloquent book was instrumental in launching the environmental movement. It is without question one of the landmark books of the twentieth century.Silent Spring served as a touchstone for Al Gore while he was waorking on his widely praised, bestselling book on the environment, Earth in the Balance. Now Rachel Carson's message is more important than ever, and no one is more qualified than Al Gore to introduce her classic book to a new generation of readers.
language: English
title: Silent Spring
titlecomplete: Silent Spring
genres: Ecology, Classics, Nature, Sustainability, Biology, Environment, Science, History, Politics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 46075
awards: awardedAt: -220896000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company