About the Author

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Rachel Carson (1907–1964) spent most of her professional life as a marine biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. By the late 1950s, she had written three lyrical, popular books about the sea, including the best-selling The Sea Around Us, and had become the most respected science writer in America. She completed Silent Spring against formidable personal odds, and with it shaped a powerful social movement that has altered the course of history.

In addition to researching films, articles, and thirty-six books, National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery has been honored with a Sibert Medal, two Science Book and Film Prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science, three honorary degrees, and many other awards. She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire, with her husband, Howard Mansfield, and their border collie, Thurber.

Praise For…

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"Catching the life breath of science on the still glass of poetry." — Time magazine

“It is a truly extraordinary world which Miss Carson vividly unfolds to us." — The Atlantic

“Miss Caron’s pen is as poetic as ever, and the knowledge she imparts is profound.” — Christian Science Monitor

"This combination of science and scintillating prose provides fascinating insights into the mysteries of the tides … a masterpiece of ecological writing” (praise for the Sea Trilogy). — The Guardian