Presents a biography on twentieth-century American writer and scientist Rachel Carson and examines her involvement in the environmental movement and her work to expose the dangers of pesticides.
Content Note
Timeline of events in the life of Rachel Carson -- Learning and loving nature -- Seaward she goes -- Making the sea a "vivid reality" -- Federal employee "in action" -- Writing The sea around us -- The wave of reaction to The sea around us -- Completing the Sea trilogy -- Reaching new audiences -- The struggle to write Silent spring -- The other road -- The loud reaction to Silent spring -- The legacy of Rachel Carson.