Lost woods : the discovered writing of Rachel Carson / edited and with an introduction by Linda Lear.
| Author/creator | Carson, Rachel |
| Other author | Lear, Linda J., 1940- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Beacon Press, ©1998. |
| Description | xiv, 267 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Works. Selections. 1998 |
| Contents | ch. 1. Undersea -- ch. 2. My favorite recreation -- ch. 3. Fight for wildlife pushes ahead/Chesapeake Eels seek the Sargasso Sea -- ch. 4. Ace of nature's aviators -- ch. 5. Road of the hawks -- ch. 6. Island I remember -- ch. 7. Mattamuskeet: a national wildlife refuge -- ch. 8. Memo to Mrs. Eales on Under the Sea-Wind -- ch. 9. Lost worlds: the challenge of the islands -- ch. 10. New York Herald-Tribune Book and Author luncheon speech -- ch. 11. Jacket notes for the RCA Victor recording of Claude Debussy's La Mer/National Symphony Orchestra speech -- ch. 12. Remarks at the Acceptance of the National Book Award for Nonfiction -- ch. 13. Design for nature writing -- ch. 14. Mr. Day's dismissal -- ch. 15. Preface to the second edition of The Sea Around Us -- ch. 16. Our ever-changing shore -- ch. 17. Four fragments from Carson's field notebooks -- ch. 18. Edge of the sea -- ch. 19. Real world around us -- ch. 20. Biological sciences -- ch. 21. Two letters to Dorothy and Stanley Freeman -- ch. 22. Lost woods: a letter to Curtis and Nellie Lee Bok -- ch. 23. Clouds -- ch. 24. Vanishing Americans -- ch. 25. To understand biology/preface to Animal Machines -- ch. 26. Fable for tomorrow -- ch. 27. Women's National Press Club Speech -- ch. 28. New chapter to Silent Spring -- ch. 29. Letter to Dr. George Crile, Jr. -- ch. 30. Pollution of our environment -- ch. 31. Letter to Dorothy Freeman. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 98020058 |
| ISBN | 0807085464 (cloth) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH81 .C3546 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |