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Update May2018 A couple of articles about the book were recently brought to my attention. The WSJ one is here:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/silent-s...
You need a subscription to read this, but basically it does a good job of putting her book in context.
...Carson’s assault on pesticides and herbicides shocked 1962 Americans, who generally viewed these chemicals as the latest marvels from the awesome scientists whose previous inventions had won World War II. Consumer advertisements extolled the ben ...more
https://www.wsj.com/articles/silent-s...
You need a subscription to read this, but basically it does a good job of putting her book in context.
...Carson’s assault on pesticides and herbicides shocked 1962 Americans, who generally viewed these chemicals as the latest marvels from the awesome scientists whose previous inventions had won World War II. Consumer advertisements extolled the ben ...more
Rachael Carson's important book sounding the alarm and starting the environmental movement should probably be read in small doses. Written 40 years ago, she reveals just what man has done to poison the earth and its inhabitants including man.
Hopefully, we have made some progress over the passage of time, but this book can be very depressing to read. ...more
Hopefully, we have made some progress over the passage of time, but this book can be very depressing to read. ...more
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