Paperback One of the landmark books of the twentieth century, the searing classic that launched the environmental movement. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ Rarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carsonโs Silent Spring did exactly that. The outrcry that followed its publication in 1962 forced the banning of DDT and spurred the revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carsonโs passionate concern for the future of our planet reverberated powerfully throughout the world, and her eloquent book was instrumental in launching the environmental movement. This is without question one of the landmark books of the twentieth century. The introduction, by the acclaimed biographer Linda Lear, tells the story of Carsonโs courageous defense of her truths in the face of a ruthless assault from the chemical industry following the publication of Silent Spring and before her untimely death.
