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1) Who was Rachel Carson?

Author

Fabiny, Sarah

Series

Who was-- ?
Who was ?
Who Was?

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Presents the life and accomplishments of the American biologist, whose influential work, "The Silent Spring," inspired worldwide conservation movements.

2) American values: lessons I learned from my family

Author

Kennedy, Robert F

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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The son and namesake of Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy shares poignant memories from his turbulent childhood and the lessons he has learned from family mentors, including JFK and his father, that shaped his firm democratic belief system.

3) Work in progress

Author

Brower, David

Publisher

Peregrine Smith Books

Pub. Date

[1991]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

xv, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

4) All the world's a stage

Author

Weaver, Dennis

Publisher

Walsch Books

Pub. Date

[2001]

Physical Desc

xxvii, 314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Language

English

5) The wizard and the prophet: two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions to shape tomorrow's world

Author

Mann, Charles C

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Presents two influential scientists, William Vogt (1902-1968), and Norman Borlaug (1914-2009), whose diametrically opposed views shaped modern understandings about the environment and related public policies.

6) Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronado's war to save American wilderness

Author

Kuipers, Dean

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

2009.

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Physical Desc

309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

7) Naturalists, conservationists, and environmentalists

Author

Lucas, Eileen

Series

American profiles

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1994]

Physical Desc

x, 150 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

8) Edward Abbey: a life

Author

Cahalan, James M

Publisher

University of Arizona Press

Pub. Date

[2001]

Physical Desc

xv, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

9) Biographical dictionary of American and Canadian naturalists and environmentalists

Publisher

Greenwood Press

Pub. Date

1997.

Physical Desc

xix, 937 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

10) Rachel Carson: witness for nature

Author

Lear, Linda J

Publisher

Henry Holt

Pub. Date

1997.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

xviii, 634 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

11) Adventures with Ed: a portrait of Abbey

Author

Loeffler, Jack

Publisher

University of New Mexico Press

Pub. Date

[2002]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

x, 298 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

12) Silent spring revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the great environmental awakening

Author

Brinkley, Douglas

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"Chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), telling the story of an indomitable generation that saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon"--

13) Rachel Carson: environmental crusader

Author

Dickmann, Nancy

Series

Superheroes of science

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Publishing

Pub. Date

2016.

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines Rachel Carson and her important environmental work.--

14) Nobody said not to go: the life, loves, and adventures of Emily Hahn

Author

Cuthbertson, Ken

Publisher

Faber and Faber

Pub. Date

1998.

Physical Desc

xii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

15) A world full of animals: the Roger Caras story

Author

Caras, Roger A

Series

Great naturalists

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

[1994]

Physical Desc

45 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Language

English

16) Rachel Carson

Author

Accorsi, William

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1993]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the biologist whose writings helped initiate the environmental movement.

17) Rachel Carson: friend of nature

Author

Greene, Carol

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

1992.

Physical Desc

47 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the biologist whose writings helped initiate the environmental movement.

18) Rachel Carson: pioneer of ecology

Author

Kudlinski, Kathleen V

Series

Women of our time

Publisher

Puffin Books

Pub. Date

1989.

Physical Desc

55 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Language

English

19) Rachel Carson

Author

McCay, Mary A

Series

Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 619

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1993]

Physical Desc

xvii, 122 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

20) John Muir: protecting and preserving the environment

Author

Elliot, Henry

Series

Voices for green choices

Publisher

Crabtree Pub. Co

Pub. Date

[2009]

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Profiles John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club.

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1) Who was Rachel Carson?

2) American values: lessons I learned from my family

3) Work in progress

4) All the world's a stage

5) The wizard and the prophet: two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions to shape tomorrow's world

6) Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronado's war to save American wilderness

7) Naturalists, conservationists, and environmentalists

8) Edward Abbey: a life

9) Biographical dictionary of American and Canadian naturalists and environmentalists

10) Rachel Carson: witness for nature

11) Adventures with Ed: a portrait of Abbey

12) Silent spring revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the great environmental awakening

13) Rachel Carson: environmental crusader

14) Nobody said not to go: the life, loves, and adventures of Emily Hahn

15) A world full of animals: the Roger Caras story

16) Rachel Carson

17) Rachel Carson: friend of nature

18) Rachel Carson: pioneer of ecology

19) Rachel Carson

20) John Muir: protecting and preserving the environment

Interlibrary loan through ILLiad

Suggest a purchase