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James (JD) Dittes asked this question about The Overstory:
Who do you think was Powers's model for Patricia Westerburg? Ever since I read Peter Wohlleben's <i>The Hidden Life of Trees</i>, I can't stop reading everything I can find on trees. But it would seem that Powers is going much further back than recent scholarship.
Greg I had the feeling that, while clearly fictional, Patricia was at least partially based on Rachel Carson, whose Silent Spring was subjected to ferociou…moreI had the feeling that, while clearly fictional, Patricia was at least partially based on Rachel Carson, whose Silent Spring was subjected to ferocious criticism by the establishment when first published.(less)
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The Overstory
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