{"product_id":"rachel-carson-witness-for-nature-9780547238234","title":"Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003eRachel Carson's Silent Spring, published in 1962, did more than any other single publication to alert the world to the hazards of environmental poisoning and to inspire a powerful social movement that would alter the course of American history. This definitive, sweeping biography shows the origins of Carson's fierce dedication to natural science--and tells the dramatic story of how Carson, already a famous nature writer, became a brillant if reluctant reformer. Drawing on unprecendented access to sources and interviews, Lear masterfully explores the roots of Carson's powerful connection to the natural world, crafting a \" fine portrait of the environmentalist as a human being\" (Smithsonian). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLear, Linda:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Linda Lear is the editor of Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson. She was consultant to the PBS television documentary The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson for The American Experience, and is a founder of the Lear\/Carson archive at Connecticut College. Her most recent book is Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature. She lives in Bethesda, MD.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556268773650,"sku":"9780547238234","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_46e808fb-f8d0-4e02-ad76-9db3b863ff2c.jpg?v=1731750990","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rachel-carson-witness-for-nature-9780547238234","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}