Rachel Carson: Ecologist and Activist
- ISBN-10
- 0766025039
- ISBN-13
- 9780766025035
- Series
- Rachel Carson
- Category
- Biologists
- Pages
- 136
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishing
- Author
- Mary Gow
Description
Lends insight into the life and work of the pioneering scientist and ecologist, Rachel Carson, American marine biologist and author. In her writings, Carson stressed the interrelation of all living things, marking her as one of the most important figures of the environmental movement of the mid-twentieth century.
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