Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Rachel Carson



Rocky coast section. Ascophyllum.
Illustration for Edge of the Sea, 1955.



Sea lettuce / right: irish moss / animal is leander - common prawn.
Illustration for Edge of the Sea, 1955.


Rachel Louise Carson.
A biologist and environmentalist who continues to contribute to our evolution. She wrote three books on the wonders of the sea and awakened the American public to the dangers of pesticide misuse in her book Silent Spring (1962).

These images are from the Bienecke Library.


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