DDT and Other Insecticides and Repellents Developed for the Armed Forces
Author: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
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Published: 1946
Total Pages: 76
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Author: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
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Published: 1946
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rachel Carson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780618249060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essential, cornerstone book of modern environmentalism is now offered in a handsome 40th anniversary edition which features a new Introduction by activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new Afterword by Carson biographer Linda Lear.
Author: Thomas R. Dunlap
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780295988344
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo single event played a greater role in the birth of modern environmentalism than the publication of Rachel Carson'sSilent Springand its assault on insecticides. The documents collected by Thomas Dunlap trace shifting attitudes toward DDT and pesticides in general through a variety of sources: excerpts from scientific studies and government reports, advertisements from industry journals, articles from popular magazines, and the famous "Fable for Tomorrow" fromSilent Spring. Beginning with attitudes toward nature at the turn of the twentieth century, the book moves through the use and early regulation of pesticides; the introduction and early success of DDT; the discovery of its environmental effects; and the uproar overSilent Spring. It ends with recent debates about DDT as a potential solution to malaria in Africa. "A superb collection. Included here are the texts that galvanized Rachel Carson to writeSilent Springand inspired her to insist on a new vision of cooperation between man and nature. Dunlap's book provides the context for one of the defining debates of our time and shows us why a resolution remains so elusive." - Linda Lear, biographer and author ofRachel Carson: Witness for Nature "To understand how DDT could win its developer a Nobel Prize and then be banned just decades later, read this book. Read it, too, if you want to understand the modern environmental movement. In these pages, those who helped make history tell you, in their own words, what happened." - Edmund P. Russell, University of Virginia "This thought-provoking and occasionally surprising collection of readings brings needed attention to Rachel Carson and her work. Dunlap's book will prove valuable for classes in environmental studies and American environmental history and for historians studying conflicts over pesticides." - Nancy Langston, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison "A fascinating and thought-provoking collection of texts that will give readers whole new perspectives on this critical controversy in the history of environmental thought." - William Cronon, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Students can use this collection to gain greater understanding of the development of the environmental movement, changing ideas about progress, science, and technology, as well as changing ideas about the role of nature in the modern world." - David Stradling, University of Cincinnati Thomas R. Dunlapis professor of history at Texas A & M University. He is the author of four books includingFaith in Nature: Environmentalism as Religious QuestandDDT: Scientists, Citizens, and Public Policy.
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 1028
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Department of Agriculture
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 1104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: European Environment Agency
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Published: 2013
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ISBN-13: 9789292133535
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Linda Lear
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 692
ISBN-13: 9780547238234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy drawing on previously unavailable sources and on interviews with those who knew her, Linda Lear gives a compelling portrait of this heroic woman, illuminating the origin of her connection with nature and of her determination to save what she loved. Lear reveals the unexpected influence of Carson's early experience with industrial pollution and examines her life-changing encounter with the possibility of global extinction in the frightening days of the early Cold War. The book follows Carson's efforts to become a marine biologist at a time when women were unwelcome in the academic community. It shows how her connections with nature were confirmed and strengthened through her work as a government scientist and editor, where her views about the potential dangers of synthetic chemical pesticides evolved. By the late 1950s, Carson had transformed colorless government research into three brilliant, popular books about the sea, including The Sea Around Us, and had become the most respected science writer in America. Rachel Carson challenged the culture of her time and, in the process, shaped a powerful social movement that altered the course of American history
Author: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
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Total Pages: 876
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Henry White
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Published: 1946
Total Pages: 1278
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication gives information on collecting, preserving, handling, mounting, and labeling insect specimens, on subsequent care of collections, and on recognition of the general insect groups or orders. It has been prepared in response to numerous requests from farmers, students, servicemen, and other individuals and groups interested in obtaining first-hand knowledge of insects by collecting them.