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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.

Silent spring / - Boston : Cambridge, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin ; Riverside Press, 1962. - x, 368 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

"First printing"--Verso of t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-355) and index.

A fable for tomorrow -- The obligation to endure -- Elixirs of death -- Surface waters and underground seas -- Realms of the soil -- Earth's green mantle -- Needless havoc -- And no birds sing -- Rivers of death -- Indiscriminately from the skies -- Beyond the dreams of the Borgias -- The human price -- Through a narrow window -- One in every four -- Nature fights back -- Rumblings of an avalanche -- Other road.

LCCN: 60005148

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: CAT10619691 DNAL

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pesticides--Environmental aspects.
Pesticides--Toxicology.
Pesticides and wildlife.
Insect pests--Biological control.
Pesticides--Toxicologie.
Chasse.
Insectes nuisibles, Lutte biologique contre les.

LC Class. No.: QH545.P4 / C38 1962

Dewey Class. No.: 301.3

National Agricultural Library Call No.: 423 / C23