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BL
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954232
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b708602
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| Main Entry
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Quaratiello, Arlene Rodda.
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| Title & Author
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Rachel Carson : : a biography /\ Arlene R. Quaratiello.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2004.
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| Series Statement
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Greenwood biographies,
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1 online resource (xviii, 138 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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031306217X
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: 0313323887
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: 1429472952
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: 9780313062179
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: 9780313323881
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: 9781429472951
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Timeline of events in the life of Rachel Carson -- Learning and loving nature -- Seaward she goes -- Making the sea a "vivid reality" -- Federal employee "in action" -- Writing The sea around us -- The wave of reaction to The sea around us -- Completing the Sea trilogy -- Reaching new audiences -- The struggle to write Silent spring -- The other road -- The loud reaction to Silent spring -- The legacy of Rachel Carson.
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| Abstract
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This work provides an up-to-date biography of Rachel Carson, a writer and scientist who greatly influenced the modern environmental movement.
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Carson, Rachel,1907-1964.
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Carson, Rachel,1907-1964.
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Biologists-- United States, Biography.
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Environmentalists-- United States, Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Science Technology.
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Biologists.
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Environmentalists.
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NATURE-- Reference.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Biology.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- General.
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Conservation of Natural Resources.
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Ecologie.
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Milieuverontreiniging.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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570.92B
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| LC Classification
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QH31.C33Q37 2004eb
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| NLM classification
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WZ 100C239Q 2004
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