Rachel Carson: The Library of America Collection

<b>All 4 of the major works by America''s pioneering environmentalist, including <i>Silent Spring</i> and <i>The Sea Around Us</i>, in one deluxe hardcover boxed set</b><br><br>This deluxe Library of America boxed set edition gathers the essential writings of a pioneering American environmentalist. It presents the complete text of the first edition of <i>Silent Spring</i>, featuring Lois and Louis Darling’s original illustrations, in conjunction with a selection of Carson’s other writings on the environment, including fascinating correspondence with ornithologists, medical researchers, ecologists, biochemists, and other experts that shows <i>Silent Spring</i> taking shape piece-by-piece, like a puzzle or detective story. Also here is Carson''s landmark Sea Trilogy, complete with all the original illustrations.<br><br>THE RACHEL CARSON COLLECTION includes:<br><br><b>Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment</b> (LOA #307) <br><ul><li><i>Silent Spring</i></li><li>Other Writings on the Environment</li></ul><br><b>The Sea Trilogy </b>(LOA #352)<br><ul><li><i>Under the Sea-Wind</i></li><li><i>The Sea Around Us</i></li><li><i>The Edge of the Sea</i></li></ul><br>Edited by scientist and author Sandra Steingraber (<i>Living Downstream</i>), each volume contains a 16-page illustration insert, restored original line art, a textual essay, a chronology of Carson''s life and career, and detailed notes.