Silent Spring

Name: Silent Spring
Author: Rachel Carson
ISBN: 9780449209387

by Rachel Carson

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Originally published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. Published on September 27, 1962, the book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during World War II. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly.

First published 1962336 pages

363.73

Category: Science
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 2
Editions known: 57

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 363.73301.3363.7384
Library of Congress (LCC): TD0174QH0545.P4C38 1987SB0959.C3 1973QH0545.P4 C38 2002

Subjects

43.61 agriculture and environmentAppareils et matérielAspect de l'environnementAspectos ambientalesBeneficial insectsBiological controlChasseConservaciónControlControl biológicoEcologiaEcology

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ISBN 9780449209387English

DATE DUE

First published1962

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