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Under the Sea-Wind

by Rachel L Carson

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For the centennial of the birth of "Silent Spring" author Rachel Carson, a new edition of her groundbreaking paean to the sea Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, "Under the Sea-Wind"Rachel Carsons first book and her personal favoriteis the early masterwork of one of Americas greatest nature writers. Evoking the special mystery and beauty of the shore and the open seaits limitless vistas and twilight depthsCarsons astonishingly intimate, unforgettable portrait captures the delicate negotiations of an ingeniously calibrated ecology.

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Rachel Carson was one of the reasons why I became so conscious of the environment and so involved with environmental issues. . . . Her picture hangs on my office wall among those of political leaders, presidents, and prime ministers. It has been there for yearsand it belongs there. Carson has had as much or more an effect on me than any of them, and perhaps all of them together. (Al Gore)

About the Author

Rachel Carson (1907 &1964) is widely acknowledged to be America's greatest nature writer and one of the first environmentalists. Her three other books are the prophetic Silent Spring (1962), The Edge of the Sea (1956), and The Sea Around Us (1951).

Linda Lear is an environmental historian and biographer, and author of the prizewinning Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature and of Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature.

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ISBN:
9780143104964
Author:
Carson, Rachel L
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Introduction:
Lear, Linda
Author:
Carson, Rachel L.
Author:
Lear, Linda
Subject:
Marine Life
Subject:
Oceans & Seas
Subject:
Marine Biology
Subject:
Atlantic ocean
Subject:
Marine biology -- Atlantic Ocean.
Publication Date:
May 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
7.68x5.14x.52 in. .35 lbs.

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