Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (1962), New York Times bestseller for 31 weeks, 1962-63

Title

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (1962), New York Times bestseller for 31 weeks, 1962-63

Subject

Early environmentalism

Description

Environmental science book published at the start of the environmentalist movement. Carson was one of the first to draw attention to the dangers of pesticides.

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Date

1962-09-27

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Image

Files

silentspring1962.jpg

Citation

“Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (1962), New York Times bestseller for 31 weeks, 1962-63,” Fifty Years of Green: An Environmental History of Middlebury College since 1965, accessed November 23, 2024, https://omeka.middlebury.edu/fyg/items/show/27.