| Author/Contributor(s): | Carson, Rachel; Steingraber, Sandra |
| Publisher: | Library of America |
| Date: | 10/7/2025 |
| Binding: | Boxed Set |
| Condition: | NEW |
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 Silent Spring, 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 Silent Spring 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.
THE RACHEL CARSON COLLECTION includes:
Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment (LOA #307)
- Silent Spring
- Other Writings on the Environment
The Sea Trilogy (LOA #352)
- Under the Sea-Wind
- The Sea Around Us
- The Edge of the Sea
Edited by scientist and author Sandra Steingraber (Living Downstream), 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.