Rachel Carson, author of <em>Silent Spring</em>.
Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring.

Silent Scream

April 13, 2007

In 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a manifesto against the irresponsible use of chemical pesticides. She's remembered fondly now, but historian Gary Kroll says that at the time, Carson was considered nothing short of subversive.

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