Bibliograph

Since Silent spring, Frank Graham, Jr

Type

Label

Since Silent spring, Frank Graham, Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Since Silent spring

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

55770

Responsibility statement

Frank Graham, Jr

Summary

Describes the background of Rachel Carson and her book, discusses the question of pesticides as it stands today and shows what the average citizen can do to change the situation

Table Of Contents

Part 1. The controversy : -- The genesis ; the synthesis ; a most curious affair ; the counterattack ; the public controversy ; the widening protest -- Part 2. The Circle of evidence : -- Miss Carson's "nightmares" unfold ; Tainted waters ; "We have reached these conclusions" ; The human toll ; the unknown ; in the scales -- Part 3. The flow of knowledge : -- The muddies sources ; the message -- Part 4. The uncertain defenders : -- Washington begins to stir ; Predadors and Poisons ; The toxic field of mars ; The two faces of public health ; "Biological weaklings and prosperous ignoramuses" ; The Spray's the thing -- Part 5. A light at the end of the road : -- Toward a court of last resort ; Toward a complex community -- Safer pesticides for home and garden / by Shirley A. Briggs -- Federal registration requirements for pesticide products / by Harold G. Alford -- In memoriam

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