The Sea Around Us - Rachel Carson (Hardcover, 1953) *OXFORD* *Rare DJ* *Oceans*
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The Sea Around Us - Rachel Carson (Hardcover, 1953) *OXFORD* *Rare DJ* *Oceans*. One can experience that ferver and scientific zeel first hand through her own writing in this copy ofThe Sea Around Us. Whereas her more famousSilent Spring deals with the agricultural world of pesticides, this work deals with subaquatic world of our own planet, shedding light on a plethora of ocean lore and fact, as well as the ways in which man relates and is responsible towards the oceans. Rachel Carson remains one of the most important figures in the Natural Sciences to date, and much of the world's conservation efforts to clean Seas and the Marine life in them ought to be owed to her. One can experience that ferver and scientific zeel first hand through her own writing in this copy of The Sea Around Us . Whereas her more famous Silent Spring deals with the agricultural world of pesticides, this work deals with subaquatic world of our own planet, shedding light on a plethora of ocean lore and fact, as well as the ways in which man relates and is responsible towards the oceans. Perhaps more important now than ever, the spirit and voice of Rachel Carson lives on. This first edition copy is one of the Twentieth printings, officially being published two years after the true first printings. It has its classic dust jacket, with a few places of wear and tear along the edges.
