Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature The Life of the Author of Silent Spring by Linda Lear

Rachel Carson:  Witness for Nature The Life of the Author of Silent Spring by Linda Lear is a 634-page hardcover published by Henry Holt and Company (New York), stated first edition of 1997.  The dust jacket shows shelf wear but no rips or tears.  Inside, there is bumping to the spine.  Inside, there is an inscription, written in ink, of the names of the prior owners.  There is a small stain to the outside of the front page edges.  Apart from these minor issues commonly associated with a book that has been read and handled, the rest of the book is in very good condition, with clean unmarked pages and tight binding. Book Summary Rachel Carson:  Witness for Nature is the long-awaited definitive biography of the courageous ecologist and nature writer whose book Silent Spring began a movement that transformed the way we understand ourselves and the living world. By drawing on previously unavailable sources and on interviews with those who knew her, Linda Lear gives a compelling portrait of