Silent Spring, an International Best Seller

This is Chapter 8 of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll.

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a Book that Changed the World

This virtual exhibition presents the global reception and impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring as well as the book’s legacy in popular culture, music, literature, and the arts.

This version 2, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2012 virtual exhibition (view PDF here) and applies the Environment & Society Portal’s responsive layout.

Mark Stoll

About the author

Stoll, Mark

Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas

Mark Stoll is professor of history at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and is working on an environmental history of capitalism. Stoll is author of two books, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism (2015), and Protestantism, Capitalism, and Nature in America (1997), as well as chapters on the influence of religion on Rachel Carson and E. O. Wilson. He has edited “Nature and Human Societies,” a book series for ABC-Clio on world environmental history, and with Dianne Glave co-edited “To Love the Wind and the Rain”: African Americans and Environmental History (2006).

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Silent Spring on Television

This is Chapter 6 of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll.

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a Book that Changed the World

This virtual exhibition presents the global reception and impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring as well as the book’s legacy in popular culture, music, literature, and the arts.

This version 2, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2012 virtual exhibition (view PDF here) and applies the Environment & Society Portal’s responsive layout.

Mark Stoll

About the author

Stoll, Mark

Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas

Mark Stoll is professor of history at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and is working on an environmental history of capitalism. Stoll is author of two books, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism (2015), and Protestantism, Capitalism, and Nature in America (1997), as well as chapters on the influence of religion on Rachel Carson and E. O. Wilson. He has edited “Nature and Human Societies,” a book series for ABC-Clio on world environmental history, and with Dianne Glave co-edited “To Love the Wind and the Rain”: African Americans and Environmental History (2006).

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Industrial and Agricultural Interests Fight Back

This is Chapter 3 of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll.

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a Book that Changed the World

This virtual exhibition presents the global reception and impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring as well as the book’s legacy in popular culture, music, literature, and the arts.

This version 2, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2012 virtual exhibition (view PDF here) and applies the Environment & Society Portal’s responsive layout.

Mark Stoll

About the author

Stoll, Mark

Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas

Mark Stoll is professor of history at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and is working on an environmental history of capitalism. Stoll is author of two books, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism (2015), and Protestantism, Capitalism, and Nature in America (1997), as well as chapters on the influence of religion on Rachel Carson and E. O. Wilson. He has edited “Nature and Human Societies,” a book series for ABC-Clio on world environmental history, and with Dianne Glave co-edited “To Love the Wind and the Rain”: African Americans and Environmental History (2006).

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The US Federal Government Responds

This is Chapter 2 of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll.

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a Book that Changed the World

This virtual exhibition presents the global reception and impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring as well as the book’s legacy in popular culture, music, literature, and the arts.

This version 2, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2012 virtual exhibition (view PDF here) and applies the Environment & Society Portal’s responsive layout.

Mark Stoll

About the author

Stoll, Mark

Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas

Mark Stoll is professor of history at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and is working on an environmental history of capitalism. Stoll is author of two books, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism (2015), and Protestantism, Capitalism, and Nature in America (1997), as well as chapters on the influence of religion on Rachel Carson and E. O. Wilson. He has edited “Nature and Human Societies,” a book series for ABC-Clio on world environmental history, and with Dianne Glave co-edited “To Love the Wind and the Rain”: African Americans and Environmental History (2006).

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The Power of a Book

This is Chapter 1 of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll.

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a Book that Changed the World

This virtual exhibition presents the global reception and impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring as well as the book’s legacy in popular culture, music, literature, and the arts.

This version 2, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2012 virtual exhibition (view PDF here) and applies the Environment & Society Portal’s responsive layout.

Mark Stoll

About the author

Stoll, Mark

Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas

Mark Stoll is professor of history at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and is working on an environmental history of capitalism. Stoll is author of two books, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism (2015), and Protestantism, Capitalism, and Nature in America (1997), as well as chapters on the influence of religion on Rachel Carson and E. O. Wilson. He has edited “Nature and Human Societies,” a book series for ABC-Clio on world environmental history, and with Dianne Glave co-edited “To Love the Wind and the Rain”: African Americans and Environmental History (2006).

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Introduction

Overview of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll. This exhibition presents the global reception and impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a Book that Changed the World

This virtual exhibition presents the global reception and impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring as well as the book’s legacy in popular culture, music, literature, and the arts.

This version 2, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2012 virtual exhibition (view PDF here) and applies the Environment & Society Portal’s responsive layout.

Mark Stoll

About the author

Stoll, Mark

Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas

Mark Stoll is professor of history at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and is working on an environmental history of capitalism. Stoll is author of two books, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism (2015), and Protestantism, Capitalism, and Nature in America (1997), as well as chapters on the influence of religion on Rachel Carson and E. O. Wilson. He has edited “Nature and Human Societies,” a book series for ABC-Clio on world environmental history, and with Dianne Glave co-edited “To Love the Wind and the Rain”: African Americans and Environmental History (2006).

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"Introduction: Toxic Embodiment and Feminist Environmental Humanities"

In this introduction to a special section on toxic embodiment, Olga Cielemęcka and Cecilia Åsberg examine variously situated bodies, land- and waterscapes, and their naturalcultural interactions with toxicity.