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The Edge of the Sea

Rachel Carson

  • 276 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 1955
  • 28 editions
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1 About this book

We see how the tides, waves, and ocean current shape the living creatures that depend on them. Three main types of environment--the rock shore, the rim of sand and the coral coast found on the American Atlantic coast are studied in detail.

Good for readers who want: nature and the environment.

  • Marine biology
  • Nature
  • Nature study
  • Ecology
  • Naval History
  • Ocean
  • Conservation of natural resources
  • World War I

2 About Rachel Carson

1907–1964

Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement. Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and became a full-time nature writer in the 1950s.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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