Silent Spring, Rachel Carson. Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Book Club.
Vintage hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket in very good condition. Some small tears and chips along edges, and some light scuffs to back cover. Forest boards are clean, binding is tight. Previous owner's signature on first free end paper. No other markings inside. Very good condition.
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose 1962 book "Silent Spring" propelled the global environmental movement. Silent Spring sparked widespread environmental concern among the general public, outlining the environmental dangers of chemical pesticides. When first published, it was seen as the work of a “hysterical woman”, a “bunny lover”, and “spinster”, but eventually led to a ban on DDT and catalyzed the development of the US Environmental Protection Agency.