Rachel Carson and Her Sisters: Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America's Environment

by Robert K. Musil

Book Overview

In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters , Robert K. Musil redefines the achievements and legacy of environmental pioneer and scientist Rachel Carson, linking her work to a wide network of American women activists and writers and introducing her to a new, contemporary audience. Rachel Carson was the first American to combine two longstanding, but separate strands of American environmentalism--the love of nature and a concern for human health. Widely known...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813562422
• ISBN13: 9780813562421
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary