All 4 ofthe major works by America s pioneering environmentalist including Si...All 4 of the major works by America s pioneering environmentalist including Silent Spring and The Sea Around Us in one deluxe hardcover boxed set This deluxe Library of America boxed set edition gathers the essential writings of a pioneering...more
RachelCarson s 1962 Silent Spring is one ofthe few books that can claim to b...Rachel Carson s 1962 Silent Spring is one of the few books that can claim to be epoch-making. Its closely reasoned attack on the use of pesticides in American agriculture helped thrust environmental consciousness to the fore of modern politics and...more
RachelCarson s landmark book Silent Spring set the modern environmental movem...Rachel Carson s landmark book Silent Spring set the modern environmental movement in motion.This very special collection of letters from Rachel Carson to her Maine summer neighbor Dorothy Freeman offers an intimate spellbinding look at Carson s...more
Choice Outstanding Academic Title In RachelCarson and Her Sisters Musil fills...Choice Outstanding Academic Title In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters Musil fills the gap by placing Carson s achievements in a wider context weaving connections from the past through the present. Readers will find new insight into Carson and...more
In RachelCarson and Her Sisters Robert K. Musil redefines the achievements an...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...more
This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. Format: Paperback Author: S C...This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. Format: Paperback Author: S Carson Collection Library of Congres ISBN10: 0526610840 ISBN13: 9780526610846 Facts in Relation to the Progressive Increase Present Condition and Future Prospectsmore
In 1855 a small volume appeared self-published by a failed Brooklyn journalist...In 1855 a small volume appeared self-published by a failed Brooklyn journalist and carpenter: twelve untitled poems and a preface announcing the author s aims. A commercial failure this book was the first stage of a massive lifelong enterprise. Six...more
The most essential writings ofAmerica s heroic Civil War president complete w...The most essential writings of America s heroic Civil War president complete with detailed notes a chronology of Lincoln s life and political career and an introduction by the novelist Gore Vidal. Ranging from finely honed legal argument to wry and...more
Simultaneously with the release of a paperback edition of his acclaimed biogra...Simultaneously with the release of a paperback edition of his acclaimed biography Washington: A Life (Penguin) Ron Chernow presents a revealing portrait of Washington through his own words. A young officer leading an attack that triggered a global...more
Natty Bumppo now on the threshold of old age finds his way of life challenged ...Natty Bumppo now on the threshold of old age finds his way of life challenged as the land he has roamed becomes private property and the laws of man supplant the laws of nature. The first of Cooper s Leatherstocking Tales The Pioneers introduces the...more
The most powerful and enduring work of art ever written about American slavery...The most powerful and enduring work of art ever written about American slavery. -Alfred Kazin When Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862 he greeted her as the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war. He was exaggerating...more
RachelCarson was always curious about the world around her. As a girl she lov...Rachel Carson was always curious about the world around her. As a girl she loved being outside always exploring and wanting to know more about the universe. As an adult Rachel wrote books about what she loved--including Silent Spring a book that...more
Rachelofthe robinsSilent Spring RachelCarson and a new beginning for ecolog...Rachel of the robinsSilent Spring Rachel Carson and a new beginning for ecological culturemore
Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c...Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in - USED - GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10:...more