Silent spring was serialized by the new yorker starting with the june 16, 1962 issue. How silent spring ignited the environmental movement the. Rachel carson s silent spring surely brought the environment and the perils of ddt and other pesticides to broad public attention and to policy makers in the kennedy era. Quilt clubs and block of the month programs fat quarter shop. How silent spring ignited the environmental movement. Sep 28, 2012 silent spring, by marine biologist rachel carson, was first published 50 years ago this month, and two perspective articles in the ecology section of the journal science examine the. The result was silent spring, which brought environmental concerns to the american public. When silent spring was published, rachel carson was already a wellknown writer on natural history, but had not previously been a. When the book silent spring was published, rachel carson was already a wellknown writer on natural history, but had not previously been a social critic. Then julie proceeded to tell me about the cock of the month club. Includes images and first edition criteria and points of issue to assist collectors in the identification of true first editions. The true first edition lacks a book ofthe month club blind stamp on the lower back corner of the rear board.
Prints and photographs division of the library of congress. Silent spring had an immense effect in the united states, where it spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy. This book is must reading for every responsible citizen. Silent spring environmental justice climate justice hub. Special reports silent spring revisited fooling with. While pesticides, such as ddt, killed insects that carried disease or destroyed crops, over use also harmed other wildlife, such as birds, and even humans. The price for progresstime magazine1962 ff12 rachel carsonbibliographic sourcesclippingssilent spring19621963.
But nothing established carson more effectively than. Silent spring, by marine biologist rachel carson, was first published 50 years ago this month, and two perspective articles in the ecology section of the journal science examine the. Nov 16, 2018 i know people probably dont want to buy a book every month and sometimes libraries dont have what you need, so heres a few resources to read the december book. Welcome to introvert happy hour, where book lovers gather in person, once a month, in more than 240 cities around. Sep 23, 2012 silent spring was published 50 years ago this month. Book of the month club news miss carson is a scientist and is not given to tossing serious charges around carelessly. When silent spring was published, rachel carson was already a wellknown writer on natural history, but had not previously been a social critic. First edition criteria and points to identify silent spring. The book is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement. All possible book of the month club selections for calendar year 2019, available at.
Silent spring by rachel carson, first edition abebooks. The book led to carsons testimony before a senate subcommittee, which, together with her 1964 death from cancer. Silent spring by rachel carson 1962 book of the month club. This issue includes the first published appearance of the rachel carson story silent spring part two of three, the other two parts in the previous and subsequent issues, which we are also listing now, and more. In silent spring, carson wrote, as crude a weapon as the cave mans club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life a fabric on the one hand delicate and destructible, on the other miraculously tough and resilient, and capable of striking back in unexpected ways. Choose from all of the botm books, including thrillers, romance, best sellers, and more.
The book was widely readespecially after its selection by the bookofthemonth club and the new york times bestseller listand inspired widespread public concerns with pesticides and. Study guide for silent spring summary by rachel carsonanalysis. Silent spring was first serialised in the new yorker in june 1962, and arrived in the bookstores later the same year. The book was widely read especially after its selection by the bookofthemonth club and an endorsement by supreme court justice william o. Silent spring by rachel carson the 9th greatest nonfiction. Beautifully written, the book exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Ff10 rachel carsonbibliographic sourcesbooklets silent spring by rachel carson. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
Book ofthe month distribution in october will spread the message yet more widely. Silent spring after 50 years foundation for economic. Ff10 rachel carsonbibliographic sourcesbookletssilent spring by rachel carson. Advance sales of the book topped 40,000 and the book of the month club sent out another 150,000 copies to their members shortly thereafter. Simple, beautiful, and evocative illustrations by lois and louis darling begin each chapter.
Her book is a cry to the reading public to help curb private and public programs which by use of poisons will end by destroying life on earth. When she warns us, as she does with such a profound sense of urgency, we ought to take heed. Home about the lists by decade 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s all in one page. Although carson jealously guarded her privacy, she had become a celebrity against her will. Silent spring by rachel carson 1962 book of the month club edition. Silent spring has been honored on many lists of influential books, including. The bookofthemonth club edition of silent spring, including an endorsement by justice douglas, had a first print run of 150,000 copies, twoandahalf times the combined size of the two conventional printings of the initial release. The book was widely read especially after its selection by the bookofthemonth club and the new york times bestseller list, and inspired widespread public concerns with pesticides and pollution of the environment. This publishing trifecta, the evocative title, and the alarming story it told about the effects of pesticides made it enormously. Silent spring is an environmental science book by rachel carson. The book was published on september 27, 1962, documenting the adverse. Silent spring was manifested by the book itselflargely distrib uted by the bookofthe month clubwhich outlined the dangers presented to personal property, home, and family within. Douglas, reprinted from the book ofthe month club news, praising carsons book.
Silent spring is a book written by rachel carson and published by houghton mifflin in september 1962. Jun 27, 2012 serialized in the new yorker, featured as a book of the month club selection, given a cbs tv special, and praised by president john f. One hundred fifty thousand copies of silent spring were mailed to book of the month members and made their way into suburban america. This book which sparked an environmental movement, discusses the reckless annihilation of fish, birds, plants, and other living things by the use of pesticides and warns of the possible genetic and other effects these chemicals might have on. A huge american best seller and october selection of the influential bookofthemonth club, silent spring was famous even to those who never read it. Selected by the book of the month club and endorsed by supreme court justice william o. On the 50th anniversary of silent springs publication, a bestselling historian shows the extent to which john kennedy and his administration defended rachel carsons controversial work against the chemical industrys onslaught. Five new books worth reading this month book of the month. Silent spring was also selected for the bookofthemonth club, which delighted carson. It is picked up as a selection of the scientific book club, but outbreak of wwii impacts sales and the book goes out of print in 1946.
The price for progresstime magazine1962 ff12 rachel carsonbibliographic sourcesclippings silent spring 19621963. Weve included host locations below, but silent book club members are welcome to join any meeting listed. The new yorker magazine, june 23, 1962, complete issue in great shape. First edition, later printing of the authors groundbreaking work on the environmental effects of synthetic pesticides in america. Conservation rachel carson and jfk, an environmental tag team. Excerpts in the new yorker earned silent spring a ready audience. I had been a fan of carson since my teens, and had. Did you know that the book silent spring, written by rachel carson was published on september 27, 1962. Bookofthemonth club news miss carson is a scientist and is not given to tossing serious charges around carelessly.
It was influential in providing the impetus for tighter control of pesticides and was widely read by the general public, becoming a new york times best seller as well as a book ofthe month club selection. Silent spring by rachel carson first edition criteria. For 4 years, rachel carson researched the effects of chemicals and other pollutants on the environment. It also provides links to ebay and abebooks that targets searches for a particular book. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of silent spring. It came out in hardback from houghton mifflin that september. It is from 1962, but its the book of the month club edition. You can use this handy time zone converter to find a time that works for you.
Check out the latest book of the month spoilers on my subscription addiction. A few years earlier, julie and two friends had spotted a particularly handsome young man who was a clerk in a downtown bank. But in 1962, rachel carsons nonfiction book silent spring became an incredible exception to this rule, and is now given credit for helping launch the epa and the first celebration of earth day in 1970 rachel carson was a marine biologist and nature writerher 1951 book the sea around us became a national bestseller and won a. Rachel carson silent spring 1962 book of the month club edition. Silent spring facilitou o banimento do pesticida ddt 2 em 1969 na suica e 3 em 1972 nos estados unidos. In the few months between the new yorkers serialization of silent spring in june and its publication in book form that september, rachel carsons alarm touched off a national debate on the use of chemical pesticides, the responsibility of science, and the limits of technological progress. The 15 best monthly subscription boxes of all time. Bestselling books, book of the month club selections, and notable books. The book is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement in the west. Silent spring by rachel carson goodreads share book.
It all started with a selection from the book of the month club. Details about silent spring by rachel carson 1962 book of the month club edition. Environmental science books rarely make best seller lists. Chosen as book of the month club selection for october. Grab a drink andor snacks if you want to and settle in with your book and a bunch of fellow. It is also a book that has been mentioned in almost every book that the brit reads book club has read in our two years in existence. After a few minutes of research once i got home i figured out it is not, sadly. This march, in honor of womens history month, i read silent spring, by environmental pioneer, rachel carson. Kennedy, silent spring was a national sensation in the early 1960s. This publishing trifecta, the evocative title, and the alarming story it told about the effects of pesticides made it enormously influential. When silent spring was published, rachel carson was already a wellknown writer on natural history, but had not previously. Since the 1962 publication of silent spring in which carson described the. Special reports silent spring revisited fooling with nature.
This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. A book ofthe month club selection and new york times bestseller, silent spring inspired scientists around the world and played a major role in launching. The bookofthemonth club edition of silent spring, including an endorsement by justice douglas, had a first print run of 150,000 copies. Book of the month club1962 ff11 rachel carsonbibliographic sourcesclippingspesticides. Rachel carsons silent spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the new yorker in june of 1962.
How silent spring ignited the environmental movement the new. Free study guide for silent spring by rachel carson book. The book appeared in september of that year and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of ddt and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. I made a mistake about the publication date silent spring was. Silent spring remained on the bestseller list for almost a year. She noted his name on his desk nameplate, but she did not speak to him. Rachel carson, silent spring, and the rise of the environ. I selected the 40thanniversary edition which includes an introduction by the biographer, linda lear and an afterword by author and scientist, edward o.
Rachel carson silent spring 1962 book of the month club. It is from 1962, but its the book of the month club edition, which i understand collectors generally dislike. Miss carson, with the fervor of an ezekiel, is trying to save nature and mankind the new york times. Silent book club sunshine coast takes place on the third sunday of every month between 2 and 5pm at mykies by the bay on grand parade, kawana island. Jun 01, 2019 find out why silent spring by rachel carson is considered to be one of the most important environmental books ever written. Serialized in the new yorker, featured as a book of the month club selection, given a cbs tv special, and praised by president john f. On publication day, september 27, 1962, the advance sales of silent spring totaled 40,000 copies and.
In six months, the book reached the halfmillion mark in sales. A happy place for bibliophiles to come together and read as a group. Bibliographic secondary source materials chatham university. Book of the month read more, research less, save money. Original green publishers cloth, dust jacket in rough condition with some loss. As social distancing continues and stay at home orders expand, we are sharing ways to connect with silent book club chapters around the world below. A huge american best seller and october selection of the influential bookofthe month club, silent spring was famous even to those who never read it. The book of the month club made it that octobers selection. Silent spring may well be one of the great and lowering books of our time. This is an early release thats only available to our membersthe rest of the world has to wait til next month to read it. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. In 1962, rachel carson published silent spring, the book credited with igniting environmentalists in the united states. Repeat author emily henry is back at book of the month other botms include a million junes and when the sky fell on splendor. Spend more time reading and less time figuring out what to read.
Silent spring was published 50 years ago this month. Silent spring how rachel carson changed the world on september 27, 1962 rachel carson released her sixth book, silent spring. Though she did not set out to do so, carson influenced the environmental movement as no one had since the 19th centurys most. The photo story in life magazine made rachel carsons face familiar to the wider public. The book led to carsons testimony before a senate subcommittee, which, together with her 1964 death from cancer, established the books. First of three installments of silent spring published as reporter at large in the new yorker september silent spring published by houghton mifflin december silent spring, a book ofthe month club selection 1963 albert schweitzer award from animal welfare. On publication day, september 27, 1962, the advance sales of silent spring totaled 40,000 copies and another 150,000 copies were sent to the book of the month club. Silent spring by carson, rachel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The book was published on september 27, 1962, documenting the adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. On publication day, the advance sales of silent spring totaled 40,000 copies and another 150 copies were sent to the book of the month club frontline. The launch of silent spring, in the manner of al gores an inconvenient truth, was carefully strategized and supported by rachel with her politically savvy literary agent, marie rodell and included special editions by the audubon society, the consumers union and selection by the book of the month club with extravagant praise from supreme. The books of the century, 19601969 open computing facility. Important events 1907 rachel carson is born in springdale, pa. The book led to carsons testimony before a senate subcommittee, which, together with her 1964 death from cancer, established the book s.
Book of the month club 1962 ff11 rachel carsonbibliographic sourcesclippingspesticides. Rachel carson and neil gorsuch rachel carson council. Choose from five monthly reads, vetted by cool people with great taste. Despite the attacks on the book by the chemical industry, silent spring was widely readespecially after its selection by the book ofthe month club and the new york times bestseller list. Rachel carson and jfk, an environmental tag team audubon. Douglas, reprinted from the book of the month club news, praising carsons book. Free searchable database of modern first edition books. Silent spring after 50 years foundation for economic education. Fat quarter shop features the latest quilting fabric collections including quilt clubs and block of the month programs. Abaa silent spring by carson, rachel search for rare books. Carsons book educated many people about the dangers of indiscriminate pesticide use, and challenged them to become informed and to act.
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