She was a quiet, private person, fascinated with the workings of nature from a scientific and. Today It is recognized today as one of the 'definitive works of American nature writing' (Bryson, 242). In 1941, she published Under the Sea-Wind, her first book. A glossary at the end of the book provides additional detail. With more than one million copies sold, Rachel Carson’s The Sea Around Us became a cultural phenomenon when first published in 1951 and cemented Carson’s status as the preeminent natural. Rachel Carson: The Sea Trilogy (LOA 352): Under the Sea-Wind / The Sea Around Us / The Edge of the Sea (Library of America, 352) ISBN 9781598537055. The middle section of the book follows the life-story of Scomber, the mackerel, while the last part describes pond creatures such as eels and ducks. The bird was called Rynchops, the black skimmer. It flew steadily and without haste across the sound, its progress as measured and as meaningful as that of the shadows which little by little were dulling the bright water path. Its wings were pure black, and from tip to tip their spread was more than the length of a man's arm. Carson's stated goal in doing so was 'to make the sea and its life as vivid a reality for those who may read the book as it has become for me during the past decade.' The first of her characters is introduced this way: With the dusk a strange bird came to the island from its nesting grounds on the outer banks. Rachel Carson-pioneering environmentalist and author of Silent Spring-opens our eyes to the wonders of the natural world in her groundbreaking paean to the sea. Under the Sea Wind describes the behaviour of fish and seabirds accurately, but in story form, often using the scientific names of species as character names. Carson April 9, 1948.” Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some rubbing and wear. Carson to write her first full-length book, Under the Sea Wind. Pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson explores the wonders of the Earths oceans in these classics of American science and nature writing.Under th. Goodall- a naturalist and book lover Rachel L. Rachel Carson, nature-lover, writer and biologist, is considered by many to be one of. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Captain H.W. First edition of Carson’s first book and her personal favorite.

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