What A Book Can Do: The Publication and Reception of Silent Spring (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)

(Part of the Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book Series and Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book Series)

By Priscilla Coit Murphy

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In 1962 the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring sparked widespread public debate on the issue of pesticide abuse and environmental degradation. The discussion permeated the entire print and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1558494766

ISBN13:9781558494763

Release Date:April 2005

Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press

Length:254 Pages

Weight:1.26 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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What A Book Can Do: The Publication and Reception of Silent Spring (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)

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