Silent Spring

The first book on the pesticide scandal, Silent Spring led to the banning of DDT in the United States. This historic victory of an individual against the chemical industry lobbies sparked the birth of the environmental movement in the early 1960s. Silent Spring is also the essay of an outstanding ecologist and popularizer. By studying the impact of pesticides on the living world, from soil to rivers, from plants to animals, and even our cells and DNA, this book constitutes a clear, accessible exposition of an ecological vision of the world. With more than 2,000,000 copies sold, Silent Spring is a monument to the cultural and social history of the 20th century.