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Rachel carson may 27, 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of rachel carson, one of the worlds foremost leaders in. Rachel louise carson may 27, 1907 april 14, 1964 was an american marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book silent spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the u. A new chapter by jeffrey levinton, brings the science of the sea around us up to date. Carson s genius for evoking the power and primacy of the worlds bodies of water, combining the cosmic and the intimate, remains almost unmatched. It became an international bestseller, raised the consciousness of a generation, and made rachel carson the trusted public voice of. Rachel carson s classic trilogy comprises three volumes the sea around us 1950, under the wind sea 1941 and the edge of the sea 1955. Under the sea wind ebok rachel carson 9781453214732.
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