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Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 - April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Late in the 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially some problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was the book Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented share of the American people. Although Silent Spring was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, it spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy, which led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides. It also inspired a grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter.

Volume 14 of works of John Burroughs,bound in blue boards with gilt lettering and gilt topedge,Contains following 6 plates with covering tissue : Mr Burroughs Watching a Bird,photo by Clifton Johnson A Wood Thrush from illustration by Louis A Fuertes A Fawn Without Fear of Man,Woodcock on Nest,Woodchucks Sitting in Front of Their Hole,Dog and Porcupine,photos by William Lyman Underwood