Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1952. In it, she challenged the practices of farmers and government. She was attacked by the chemical industry and by some in the government as an alarmist, but her work continues to inspire environmentalists.

 

This book features in the following series: Bank Street Biographies, Ideas On Trial .

There are 124 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by McGraw-Hill Education - Europe .

Adele Glimm writes fiction and articles as well as biographies. She lives in New York City.

This book has the following chapters: Chapter 1: Heroine, Troublemaker - Or Both? Chapter 2: A Child Learns to Love Nature and Learning. Chapter 3: "I Want to Be a Writer - I Am a Writer". Chapter 4: A Not-Quite-High School - Then Off to a Real One. Chapter 5: "But You Were Going to Be a Writer!". Chapter 6: "The World of the Sea Is My True Home". Chapter 7: Snake Heads, Earthworms, and the Great Depression. Chapter 8: Two Deaths Change Rachel's Life. Chapter 9: The Sea Around Us: Rachel's Work Before and After the War. Chapter 10: "What Sort of World Will We Leave the Next Generation?". Chapter 11: Rachel's Child and Rachel's Work to Benefit All Children. Chapter 12: Silent Spring Brings Noisy Summer. Chapter 13: Congress Hears from Rachel. Chapter 14: Honors at the Close of Day. Timelines. Resources. Index.