Silent Spring
Author: Carson, Rachel
ISBN: 9780141184944
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 04 May 2001
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
'Carson's books brought ecology into popular consciousness' -- Daily Telegraph
Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, SILENT SPRING exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Rachel carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement.
ISBN: 9780141184944
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 04 May 2001
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
'Carson's books brought ecology into popular consciousness' -- Daily Telegraph
Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, SILENT SPRING exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Rachel carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement.
