{"product_id":"rachel-carson-silent-spring","title":"Rachel Carson: Silent Spring","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"seemore-0\" class=\"slot product-about 9780593320181 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" target-height=\"492.781\" height-fold=\"377\"\u003e\n\u003csection data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary of America launches its Rachel Carson edition with this deluxe illustrated volume presenting one of the landmark books of the twentieth century together with rare letters, speeches, and other writings that reveal the personal courage and passionate commitment of its author. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA huge bestseller when published in September 1962, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/span\u003e led not only to many of the laws and government agencies that protect our air, land, and water, but prompted a revolution in environmental consciousness. Now for the first time, in previously unpublished and newly collected letters to biochemists, ecologists, cancer specialists, ornithologists, and other experts, Carson's groundbreaking expose of the unintended consequences of pesticide use comes together piece-by-piece, like a puzzle or detective story. She makes common cause with conservationists and other allies to build public awareness, hiding her private battle with cancer for fear it might distract from her message. And in the wake of her book's astonishing impact, as she becomes the target of an organized campaign of disinformation by the chemical industry, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarson speaks out in defense of her findings while remaining a model of grace under pressure. Throughout the collection, Carson's lifelong love of nature shines through. In writings both lyrical and intensely moving, she conveys her \"sense of wonder\" to her young nephew, dreams of conserving old-growth forest in Maine for posterity, and recounts her adventures and epiphanies as birdwatcher and beachcomber. A future companion volume will gather Carson's \"sea trilogy\": \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnder the Sea-Wind\u003c\/span\u003e (1941), \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sea Around\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUs \u003c\/span\u003e(1951), and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Edge of the Sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e (1955).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Houghton Mifflin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"mobile-also-in-series\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"slot series-also-in 9780593320181 isbn-related show\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"in-series\" class=\"product-series-also-in\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56396297994545,"sku":"vsk1789959069125","price":17.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5000\/4529\/files\/rachel-carson-silent-spring_1.jpg?v=1789959073","url":"https:\/\/bikecarrier.shop\/products\/rachel-carson-silent-spring","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}