Silent Spring

by Linda Lear (Introduction), Linda Lear (Introduction), Rachel Carson (Author), Edward O Wilson (Afterword)

• Used

  Illustrated
  2003

  $14.52

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $16.11

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  Paperback
  2000

  $12.38

  Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Rachel Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement.