the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring — which some called the most controversial book of the year — put the nation and world on alert to the dangers of overuse and misuse of ...

Until her friend's letter arrived. Carson spent much of 1958 to 1962 researching and writing the book that would be Silent Spring. She brought a rare trio of assets to this work: scientific ...

Franny Armstrong, creator of The Age of Stupid, looks at the explosive impact of Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring and its role in the growth of the environmental movement. Franny Armstrong ...