![]() ![]() The Edge of the Sea (1955) brought Carson’s focus on the ecosystems of the eastern coast from Maine to Florida. It became an international best-seller, raised the consciousness of a generation, and made Rachel Carson the trusted public voice of science in America. A canny scholar working in government during World War II, Carson took advantage of the latest scientific material for her next book, The Sea Around Us (1951) which was nothing short of a biography of the sea. ![]() Her first book, Under the Sea-Wind (1941) was a gripping account of the interactions of a sea bird, a fish and an eel - who shared life in the open seas. She was always aware of the impact that humans had on the natural world. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, DC, primarily as a writer and editor. Born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, upstream from the industrial behemoth of Pittsburgh, she became a marine scientist working for the U.S. Carson was a student of nature, a born ecologist before that science was defined, and a writer who found that the natural world gave her something to write about. ![]()
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