Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson

by Rachel Carson and Peter Matthiessen

Book Overview

For environmentally critical times, Courage for the Earth is a centennial appreciation of Rachel Carson's brave life and transformative writing

Rachel Carson's lyrical, popular books about the sea, including her best-selling The Sea Around Us, set a standard for nature writing. By the late 1950s, Carson was the most respected science writer in America.

She completed Silent Spring (1962) against formidable personal odds, and with it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618872760
• ISBN13: 9780618872763
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.2"