Silent spring 50th anniversary edition new pdf rachel. We have suffered both massive environmental damage, disease and pest resistance, and human health issues. Silent spring is an environmental science book by rachel carson. Oct 23, 2003 first published by houghton mifflin in 1962, silent spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Pdf silent spring book by rachel carson free download. In the few months between the new yorkers serialization of silent spring in june and its publication in book form that september, rachel carsons alarm touched off a national debate on the use of chemical pesticides, the responsibility of science, and the lim its of technological progress. Silent spring is a 1962 environmental science book by rachel carson. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. With more than one million copies sold, rachel carsons the sea around us became a cultural phenomenon when first published in 1951 and cemented carsons status as the preeminent natural history writer of her time. As crude a weapon as the cave mans club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life. There are standard identification criteria that first editions conform because most, but not all, first edition books follow an established identification method established by each book publisher. Serialized in three parts in the new yorker, where president john f.
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The first edition of this science classic was published by houghton mifflin company in 1962. Rachel carsons 1962 silent spring is one of the few books that can claim to be epochmaking. The book is in good condition, free from rips, tears, bends, stains, and writing. Reviews 0 silent spring is a book written by rachel carson and published by houghton mifflin in september 1962. Linda lear introduction to the 40th anniversary edition of. Silent spring by rachel carson, june 12, 1981, fawcett edition, in english. Sep 28, 2020 silent spring by rachel carson, 1962, houghton mifflin, riverside press edition, in english. Silent spring by rachel carson, first edition abebooks. Vintage silent spring by rachel carson hc book 1962 riverside press. Book ofthemonth club news miss carson is a scientist and is not given to tossing serious charges around carelessly.
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Silent spring essays are academic essays for citation. Silent spring rachel carson first edition signed rare. First edition criteria and points to identify silent spring. Silent spring rachel carson first edition first printing unknown binding january 1, 1962 publisher. Silent spring by rachel carson signed first edition. Silent spring by springer, nikki and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book is must reading for every responsible citizen. Gore paperback book, 368 pages see other available editions description a new edition of one of the most influential books of the last fifty years. It is from 1962, but its the book of the month club edition, which i understand collectors generally dislike. Pdf silent spring book by rachel carson free download 378. Silent spring this edition was published in june 12, 1981 by fawcett. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 378 pages and is available in paperback format. Silent spring may well be one of the great and lowering books of our time.
Emphasizing her enthusiasm for the natural world and the depth of. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some rubbing to the spine. Download full silent spring book or read online anytime anywhere, available in pdf, epub and kindle. The activism that led to that historic 1970 celebration of conservation was grounded in a rich literary heritage. Oct 22, 2002 the 1962 edition publication of rachel carsons book silent spring generated unprecedented concern about the environmental and health problems associated with two decades of widespread use of synthetic pesticides. Disponible ahora en hardcover houghton mifflin company 1962 condicion del libro. Silent spring rachel carson first edition signed rare book.
In silent spring, a book that is often viewed as a landmark work of environmental writing, rachel carson turns her attentions to the potentially harmful effects of pesticides on the environment particularly those pesticides, including ddt, that were being administered via aerial spraying in an attempt to control insect populations on a massive scale. Near fine in a very good priceclipped dust jacket with some light rubbing to the extremities. The main characters of this non fiction, environment story are. This penguin modern classics edition includes an introduction by lord shackleton, a preface by world wildlife fund founder julian huxley, and an afterword by carsons biographer linda lear. When we know the origin of the product, we describe it in the auction listing. Carson the first edition of this science classic was published by. Its closely reasoned attack on the use of pesticides in american agriculture helped thrust environmental consciousness to the fore of modern politics and policy, creating the regulatory landscape we know today.
Silent spring by rachel carson 1962, hardback for sale online. The book ofthemonth club edition of silent spring, including an. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some rubbing to the spine. In many cases we do not know the origin of these goods. Silent spring signed by rachel carson first edition. Rachel carsons silent spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water.
Create free account to access unlimited books, fast download and ads free. Store closures, insurance claims, misguided cargo, post office undeliverable packages or unclaimed merchandise. Over thirty years later, beyond silent spring provides a comprehensive distillation. She hadspent most of her professional life as a marine biologist and writer with the u. This edition was published in 1962 by fawcett in greenwich, conn. True first edition, with first printing on page, 1962 date on the title page. In the late 1950s, carson turned her attention to conservation, especially environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does. When she warns us, as she does with such a profound sense of urgency, we ought to take heed. First published by houghton mifflin in 1962, silent spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Silent spring, a little book, written in 1962, that to this day brings such fearfilled hatred and hostility from the chemical industry and the politicians and businesses who financially benefit from them. Silent spring by rachel carson 1962 first edition book. This book on the effects of pesticides is a landmark in environmental writing inspiring the movement that led to the banning of ddt and raising awareness of the important connection between humans and their environment which hitherto had been generally taken for granted. Explore earths most precious, mysterious resourcethe oceanwith the author of silent spring.
Oct 02, 2015 silent spring by rachel carson is an environmental science book documenting the detrimental effects of pesticide aerial spraying on the environment and the longterm effects on animal and human health. Silent spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations it is well crafted, fearless and succinct. Silent spring first edition rachel carson bauman rare. Silent spring triggered an environmental movement the. Reprint edition april 1, 2009 originally published. Silent spring, rachel carson, first edition abebooks. Sideris and kathleen dean moore bring together seventeen writers, activists, and scholars from a range of disciplines to uncover the many sides of rachel carson. Sep 30, 2016 famed naturalist sir david attenborough has said that the scientific impact of silent spring was rivaled by only one other book charles darwins origin of species. Silent spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists rachel carsons book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food.
Silent spring began with a fable for tomorrow a true story using a composite of examples drawn from many real communities where the use of ddt had caused damage to wildlife, birds, bees, agricultural animals, domestic pets, and even humans. Utilizing her many sources in federal science and in private research, carson spent over six years documenting her analysis. The first edition of the novel was published in september 27th 1962, and was written by rachel carson. Near fine in a very good dustwrapper with moderate edgewear and. After a few minutes of research once i got home i figured out it is not, sadly. The book is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement. The boo k ofthemonth clu b edit ion of silent sp ring, including an endorsement by justice douglas, had a first print run of 150,000 copies, twoandahalf times the combined size of the two conventional printings of the initial release. Silent spring signed by rachel carson first edition 1st. Silent spring by rachel carson plot summary litcharts. Rachel carsons book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food source. Silent spring by rachel carson first edition criteria. Silent spring by rachel carson, 2002, houghton mifflin edition, in english 40th anniversary ed. Silent spring 1st edition rent 9780618249060 0618249060.
The book ofthemonth club edition of silent spring, including an endorsement by justice douglas, had a first print run of 150,000 copies, twoandahalf times the combined size of the two conventional printings of the initial release. Silent spring by rachel carson meet your next favorite book. Bartholomew is cited in the authors acknowledgements, stating i could not have completed the book without the generous help of this specialist, l. Rhetorical analysis of rachel carsons silent spring on motherhood and mother earthhood.
Silent spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations. Silent spring cloth published january 1st 1962 by houghton mifflin companyriverside press. Silent spring rachel carson first edition antipodean books. Introduction to the 40th anniversary edition of silent spring by rachel carson carsons silent spring has never been out of print since it was published in 1962 and continues to be the touchstone of our contemporary struggle to find a balance between natures way and the needs of human society.
But now she was a worldfamous author, thanks to the fabulous success of the sea around us, published seven years before. Her book is a cry to the reading public to help curb private and public programs which by use of poisons will end by destroying life on earth. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Silent spring rachel carson 1st edition manhattan rare book. Silent spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. When silent spring was published, rachel carson was already a wellknown writer on natural history, but had not previously been a. Rachel carson first edition of carsons enormously influential work, credited with creating a worldwide awareness of the dangers of environmental pollution britannica. The first work to address the larger issues of environmental pollution the book in america, 3.
Rachel carsons silent spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the new yorker in june of 1962. National book award winner and new york times bestseller. Ever since 1945 when she tried unsuccessfully to interest readers digest in publishing an article. In 1958, when rachel carson undertook to write the book that became silent spring, she was fifty years old. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on litcharts. Jun 20, 2016 the book silent spring triggered an environmental movement and as such we have known the toxic effects of chemical agriculture, basically from the very beginning. The book that launched the modern environmentalist movement, silent spring was first serialised in the new yorker in 1961. First edition points and criteria for silent spring year published. Carson used it as an introduction to a very scientifically complicated and already controversial subject. After its publication in 1962, carsons concern for the future of the planet spread throughout the world. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Silent spring by rachel carson 1962 first edition hardback with dust jacket. Carson, rachel louise is the author of silent spring, published 2002 under isbn 9780618249060 and isbn 0618249060.
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