environmental movement

By alexasw

  • rachel carson- birth

    • natural world inspired her -ecocentric values -student of nature

  • first novel

    Under the Sea Wind
    sold poorly, good reviews
    behavior of organisms that live around the atlantic coast

  • second novel

    the sea around us
    best seller
    biography of sea

  • third novel

    the edge of the sea
    focusing on ecosystems of the eastern coast

  • fourth novel

    Silent Spring
    mostly about environment and the pesticides used
    inspired environmental movement
    shifted views in scientific community
    pesticide bans
    new us laws
    epa creation