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The book that sparked the modern environmental movement, with an unprecedented collection of letters, speeches, and other writings that reveal the extraordinary courage and vision of its author Library of America launches its Rachel Carson edition with this deluxe illustrated volume presenting one of the landmark books of the twentieth century together with rare letters, speeches, and other writings that reveal the personal courage and passionate commitment of its author. A huge bestseller when published in September 1962, Silent Spring led not only to many of the laws and government agencies that protect our air, land, and water, but prompted a revolution in environmental consciousness. Now for the first time, in previously unpublished and newly collected letters to biochemists, ecologists, cancer specialists, ornithologists, and other experts, Carson's groundbreaking expose of the unintended consequences of pesticide use comes together piece-by-piece, like a puzzle or detective story. She makes common cause with conservationists and other allies to build public awareness, hiding her private battle with cancer for fear it might distract from her message. And in the wake of her book's astonishing impact, as she becomes the target of an organized campaign of disinformation by the chemical industry, Carson speaks out in defense of her findings while remaining a model of grace under pressure. Throughout the collection, Carson's lifelong love of nature shines through. In writings both lyrical and intensely moving, she conveys her "sense of wonder" to her young nephew, dreams of conserving old-growth forest in Maine for posterity, and recounts her adventures and epiphanies as birdwatcher and beachcomber. A future companion volume will gather Carson's "sea trilogy": Under the Sea-Wind (1941), The Sea Around Us (1951), and The Edge of the Sea (1955). LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

First published a half-century ago, Rachel Carson's award-winning The Sense of Wonder remains the classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature In 1955, acclaimed conservationist Rachel Carson-author of Silent Spring-began work on an essay that she would come to consider one of her life's most important projects. Her grandnephew, Roger Christie, had visited Carson that summer at her cottage in Maine, and together they had wandered the surrounding woods and tide pools. Teaching Roger about the natural wonders around them, Carson began to see them anew herself, and wanted to relate that same magical feeling to others who might hope to introduce a child to the beauty of nature. "If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder," writes Carson, "he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." Now available in paperback, The Sense of Wonder is a timeless volume that will be passed on from generation to generation, as treasured as the memory of an early-morning walk when the song of a whippoorwill was heard as if for the first time. Featuring serene color photographs from renowned photographer Nick Kelsh, "this beautifully illustrated edition makes a fine gift for new and prospective mothers and fathers" (Gregory McNamee), and helps us all to tap into the extraordinary power of the natural world.

From the author of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring, The Edge of the Sea is part handbook, part hymn to ecological complexity that conveys the sense of wonder in nature for which Rachel Carson is justly celebrated. With a new introduction from New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery for the 70th anniversary, it is a brilliant, beautiful exploration of the Atlantic seashore that is still relevant today. In this remarkable book, Rachel Carson explores the strange and beautiful places at the edge of the sea, leading us into unknown worlds to catch the evanescent beauty of a tide pool and tell the story of a grain of sand.Focusing on the plants and invertebrates surviving in the Atlantic zones between the lowest and the highest tides, between Newfoundland and the Florida Keys, The Edge of the Sea is divided into three main sections: The Rocky Shore, The Rim of Sand, The Coral Coast. These environments are found the world over but because of its configuration in geological history, the American Atlantic coast demonstrates their life patterns "almost with the clarity of a well conceived scientific experiment."With poetry and science she transforms the seemingly simple animal and plant life in the sea into complex and stunningly beautiful creatures deserving of our compassion, understanding, and finally, protection.

First published more than three decades ago, this reissue of Rachel Carson's award-winning classic brings her unique vision to a new generation of readers. Stunning new photographs by Nick Kelsh beautifully complement Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, Roger, as they enjoy walks along the rocky coast of Maine and through dense forests and open fields, observing wildlife, strange plants, moonlight and storm clouds, and listening to the "living music" of insects in the underbrush. "If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder." Writes Carson, "he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." The Sense of Wonder is a refreshing antidote to indifference and a guide to capturing the simple power of discovery that Carson views as essential to life. In her insightful new introduction, Linda Lear remembers Rachel Carson's groundbreaking achievements in the context of the legendary environmentalist's personal commitment to introducing young and old to the miracles of nature. Kelsh's lush photographs inspire sensual, tactile reactions: masses of leaves floating in a puddle are just waiting to be scooped up and examined more closely. An image of a narrow path through the trees evokes the earthy scent of the woods after a summer rain. Close-ups of mosses and miniature lichen fantasy-lands will spark innocent'as well as more jaded'imaginations. Like a curious child studying things underfoot and within reach, Kelsh's camera is drawn to patterns in nature that too often elude hurried adults'a stand of beech trees in the springtime, patches of melting snow and the ripples from a pebble tossed into a slow-moving stream. The Sense of Wonder is a timeless volume that will be passed on from children to grandchildren, as treasured as the memory of an early-morning walk when the song of a whippoorwill was heard as if for the first time.

Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement. It is thanks to this book, and the help of many environmentalists, that harmful pesticides such as DDT were banned from use in the US and countries around the world.This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Lord Shackleton, a preface by World Wildlife Fund founder Julian Huxley, and an afterword by Carson's biographer Linda Lear.

Originally published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most influential books ever written about the natural world. Rachel Carson's ability to combine scientific insight with poetic prose catapulted her book to the top of The New York Times best-seller list, where it remained for more than a year and a half. Ultimately it sold well over a million copies, was translated into 28 languages, inspired an Academy Award-winning documentary, and won both the National Book Award and the John Burroughs Medal. The Sea Around Us remains as fresh today as when it first appeared over six decades ago. Carson's genius for evoking the power and primacy of the world's bodies of water, combining the cosmic and the intimate, remains almost unmatched: the newly formed Earth cooling beneath an endlessly overcast sky; the centuries of nonstop rain that created the oceans; giant squids battling sperm whales hundreds of fathoms below the surface; the power of the tides moving 100 billion tons of water daily in one bay alone; the seismic waves known as tsunamis that periodically remind us of the oceans' overwhelmingly destructive power. The seas sustain human life and imperil it. Today, with the oceans endangered by the dumping of medical waste and ecological disasters such as the Exxon oil spill in Alaska, the gradual death of the Great Barrier Reef, and the melting of the polar ice caps, Carson's book provides a timely reminder of both the fragility and the centrality of the ocean and the life that abounds within it. Anyone who loves the sea, or who is concerned about our natural environment, will want to read, or re-read, this classic work.

First published in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. “Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations . . . [It is] well crafted, fearless and succinct . . . Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters” (Peter Matthiessen, for Time’s 100 Most Influential People of the Century). This fortieth anniversary edition celebrates Rachel Carson’s watershed book with a new introduction by the author and activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new afterword by the acclaimed Rachel Carson biographer Linda Lear, who tells the story of Carson’s courageous defense of her truths in the face of ruthless assault from the chemical industry in the year following the publication of Silent Spring and before her untimely death in 1964.

'Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity.'Rachel Carson was one of the most important environmental thinkers and writers of the twentieth century. This collection brings together previously unpublished work, essays, field journals, speeches, articles and letters to create a biography of Carson's thought: a deeply personal picture of her evolution as an environmentalist and activist.Lost Woods reveals a profound insight into the fragility of the natural world and our impact on it, and the birth of Carson's lifelong campaign to bring international attention to the monumental challenges facing us. That we are finally becoming aware of the environmental emergency is thanks in no small part to her.

In The Edge of the Sea Rachel Carson introduces us to the 'strange and beautiful place' where the sea meets the land. She explores a tide pool, an inaccessible cave, and watches a lone crab on the shore at midnight. From these, and other, encounters she offers us not just a scientifically accurate study of the ecology of the seashore, but also a hauntingly beautiful account of the fragile balance of life found at the edge of the sea.The Edge of the Sea, like all her writing, sounds a prophetic alarm for the damage mankind is doing to the natural world, but also offers us inspiration: here is beauty, here is something worth saving.

The Sea Around Us is one of the most influential books ever written about the natural world. In it Rachel Carson tells the history of our oceans, combining scientific insight and poetic prose as only she can, to take us from the creation of the oceans, through their role in shaping life on Earth, to what the future holds. It was prophetic at the time it was written, alerting the world to a crisis in the climate, and it speaks to the fragility and centrality of the oceans and the life that abounds within them.

Under the Sea-Wind marks the beginnings of one of the most significant careers in nature writing. In it Rachel Carson celebrates the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, conjuring the atmosphere of the shore and the open sea and the delicately balanced, fragile struggle for life along the shoreline.

Den tause våren regnes som en av de mest innflytelsesrike bøkene i det tyvende århundre. Med denne boken avdekket Rachel Carson ødeleggelsen av dyre- og planteliv gjennom den omfattende bruken av plantevernmidler som utviklet seg etter den andre verdenskrig. Til tross for fordømmelse i presse og fra politikere i kongressen og forsøk fra kjemisk industri på å forby boken, lyktes Rachel Carson i å skape bevissthet om miljøet hos det brede lag av befolkningen i USA og bidro ved det til etableringen av den økologiske bevegelsen. Det er takket være denne boken, og hjelpen fra mange miljøvernere, at skadelige plantevernmidler som DDT ble forbudt i bruk over store deler av verden. Dessverre er det fortsatt en lang vei å gå fra industrilandbruket til en bærekreftig mat.produksjon og Den tause våren fremstår fortsatt som skremmende aktuell.

Havet omkring os er en medrivende, banebrydende fortælling om verdenshavene og livet i dybderne. Bogen udkom første gang i 1951, hvor den blev en international bestseller, og er i dag en uomgængelig klassiker inden for naturbeskrivelser. Meget er sket videnskabeligt, siden Havet omkring os udkom første gang, men Rachel Carsons indsigt og kærlighed til havets skønhed er smittende, og hendes insisteren på at se havet og dets omgivelser som ét sammenhængende økosystem og ikke mindst på at sætte menneskets indgriben i og ødelæggelse af naturen på dagsordenen er mere aktuel end nogensinde.

Här är det gott om litterära referenser, till grekiska myter, Bibeln, Alice i Underlandet ... Trots att Carson står så otroligt stadigt på vetenskaplig mark är hennes språk befriat från de tungrodda termer som klimat- och miljölitteraturen ofta dras med. Jag hittar ren och skär poesi här när Carson förundras över naturen och försvarar ogräs och rovinsekter som garanterar biosfärens mångfald. Göran Greider, Aftonbladet"Den faktarika och intresseväckande texten utgör idag precis som när den publicerades för nästan sextio år sedan en alarmerande väckarklocka som varken kräver kemiska eller biologiska förkunskaper för att ge fullt utbyte." BTJ, som ger klassikerutgåvan 4 av 5 möjliga i betyg"Den är briljant skriven: med tydlighet, kontroll och auktoritet; med säkert poetiska formuleringar som blixtbelyser passage av kyligt klarsynta framställningar en av de böcker genom tiderna som haft störst, verklig effekt" The Guardian "Tyst vår är ett av det allra tydligaste exemplen på vikten av att det finns människor som med kunskap, engagemang och djupt känd förståelse vittnar om de konsekvenser människans framfart har på jordens mångfald och allt det liv som omger oss." Patrik Svensson, författare till Ålevangeliet "Rachel Carsons Tyst vår var väckarklockan som förlöste västvärldens miljöengagemang." Andreas Malm, DN "Tyst vår var larmklockan som gav genljud i hela världen startskottet för den moderna miljörörelsen" Sydsvenskan "Få böcker har gjort så stor skillnad" Sveriges Radio "Världens viktigaste bok" Göran Berggren, författare och biolog "Rachel Carsons största arv är insikten om litteraturens meningsskapande funktion för progressiva rörelser Forskning finns det gott om idag, men för att folk ska ta till sig den, kanske det också behövs fler Rachel Carsons som sätter klimatforskningen i ett sammanhang. Någon som binder samman, en ordkonstnär som sätter ord på problemen och får oss att agera." Joel Gordon Hultsjö, supermiljöbloggen.se Rachel Carsons epokgörande Tyst vår visar med få motsvarigheter på den enorma kraft som är inneboende i välformulerad och kunnig populärvetenskap. Böcker har genom historien inte bara burit stora idéer utan även förskjutit själva gränserna för vad vi förmått tänka och förstå. Rachel Carsons klassiker är ett strålande exempel på en sådan bok. Storheten i det Carson gjorde med Tyst vår låg inte minst i att hon så tydligt visade på kopplingen mellan de skador vi åsamkar naturen och de plågor vi utsätter oss själva för. Trots att det gått närmare sextio år sedan boken först gavs ut är det få saker som kunde vara viktigare i en tid när effekterna av våra framfarter i naturen nu så tydligt pekar mot vår egen undergång Tyst vår lästes inte bara av en stor publik utan påverkade direkt lagstiftning och myndigheternas agerande i sin tid. Den är urkällan för den moderna miljörörelsen. I Rachel Carsons fotspår går författare och konstnärer, opinionsmakare och aktivister som idag står på barrikaderna för att återigen väcka oss inför det vi gör med vår planet.