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Foreword by Edward Carson. -- Includes index. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- A CHRONOLOGY OF TWO LIVES -- INTRODUCTION: DUAL BIOGRAPHY -- 1. PRIVATE LIVES -- 2. LAND AND LAW (1879-1929) -- 3. UNITY AND MARGINALITY (1890-1910) -- 4. THE DIMENSIONS OF HOME RULE (1911-1925) -- 5. THE GREAT WAR (1914-18) -- 6. IMAGE, MEMORY AND COMMEMORATION -- ENDNOTES -- IMAGE CREDITS -- INDEX

It is rare for the intrinsic power of distilled prose to span across generations, shaping politics, policy, and perception. Blending conservation ethics, meticulous research and political knowledge into an easily readable prose, Rachel Louise Carson left a legacy through the written word. Criticized for being a single woman in a male-centric field, she established her individuality, her free spirit, and her amazing dedication to her ethics. Carson's contribution to science lies within her meticulous attention to scientific detail and her ability to communicate complex scientific theories to the general public. Carson portrayed peremptory evidence of the devastating effects of synthetic chemicals and nuclear testing, while simultaneously communicating the role of ecology and environmental change to the general public. Carson challenged agricultural scientists, chemical companies, and the government for their misuse of chemical agents, and their misguided notions of trying to dominate nature. Technology and scientific testing was severely limited and yet Carson was able to draw sound scientific proof of the devastating lasting effects of the human-made chemicals she dubbed "elixirs of death." Rachel Carson left a legacy through her chosen medium, the written word; inspiring generations of scientific writers to distill complex scientific processes into creative prose to inspire the general public to consider their own role within the environment.

This service record is an account of military actions during the American Civil War by veteran James Edward Carson, 1831-1911, dated from 1904. ; All descriptive lists and service records in this United Confederate (Civil War) Veterans manuscript collection believed to be based out of Robert E. Lee Camp #158 of the United Confederate Veterans (Fort Worth, Tex.). ; The Southwest Collection Manuscript Record can be accessed at the following URL: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttusw/00119/tsw-00119.html ; 1 leaf, 2 pdf pages. ; Regiment: Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 11th.

Black and white portrait photograph of Gilbert "Ted" Carson, Assistant Professor of Physical Education (Men), 1936-1942. (On leave for military service 1943-1946.) ; https://thekeep.eiu.edu/archives_faculty_ad/1161/thumbnail.jpg

Humanity is failing at solving complex socio-ecological problems like global climate change, biodiversity loss and population growth. The existing 'sustainable development' paradigm and its reliance on trade-offs between the three pillars of environment, economics, and equity is not robust enough to maintain global carrying capacity. In this timely intervention, Thomas argues that the holistic and transdisciplinary thinking of four iconic American naturalists - Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, and Edward O. Wilson - can instead help to solve our biggest twenty-first century challenges by synthesizing values from four eras of cultural and environmental history.

»Die Macht ihres Wissens und die Schönheit ihrer Sprachemachten sie zu einer der einflussreichsten Frauen unsererZeit«, schrieb die New York Times über die amerikanischeBiologin Rachel Carson. Ihr Buch Silent Spring (Der stummeFrühling), 1962 veröffentlicht, rüttelte die Welt auf: Siemachte darin auf den maßlosen Gebrauch von Pestizidenaufmerksam – und auf dessen Folgen. Die Naturschutzbewegungpolitisierte sich in der Folge und neue Umweltbewegungen wurdengegründet.Dabei war sie eigentlich Meeresbiologin und hatte bereitsmehrere Bücher über das Leben im und am Meer geschrieben – ineiner einzigartigen Kombination von Wissenschaft und Poesie. DankCarsons außergewöhnlichem Gespür für Naturbeobachtung undihrem schriftstellerischen Talent waren diese zu Bestsellern gewordenund hatten die junge Naturwissenschaftlerin landesweit bekanntgemacht.Rachel Carsons ökologisches Denken fand in Der stummeFrühling eine praktische Umsetzung. Es gilt bis heute als »Zündfunkeder weltweiten Umweltbewegung« (Süddeutsche Zeitung). Auch wirkönnen uns von dieser mutigen und engagierten Frau inspirierenlassen – wie die erste deutschsprachige Biographie beweist.

Rachel Carson was instrumental in changing the way the world viewed conservation. Her initial written works demonstrated the idea that humans were not the center of the earth's ecosystems by describing the environment from the viewpoint of non-human creatures (Cafaro, 2011, para. 45-48). Carson's most eminent publication, Silent Spring, was released at the beginning of the 1960s (Cafaro, 2011, para. 25). The book advocated Carson's concept of enlightened anthropocentrism through the insistence that new scientific innovations should be questioned as to why, whether, and for what purpose they are put into practice (Walker & Walsh, 2012, p.19). Another issue sparked by Silent Spring regarded whether humans should alter nature for our purposes or attempt to leave it unchanged (Cafaro, 2011, para. 67). Silent Spring helped to spark a national debate about scientific responsibility, limitations on advances in technology, and chemical pesticides in general (Lear, 2013, p. 1). The fact that her arguments stimulated such intense discussion is a testimony to how influential she truly was. Furthermore, Silent Spring led to the banning of dichlorodiphenyltricholoroethane (DDT) production by 1972, along with the implementation of government regulations to safeguard the environment (Hecht, 2012, p. 154; Lear, 2013, p. 1). Carson also made individuals realize that what they put into the environment must be regulated in order to keep the effects from haunting them for generations to come. This undeniable truth continues to resonate today.

[p. 3] ; column 5 ; 6 col. in. ; A letter reports that large groups of Mormons are preparing to capture Carson Valley and place it under Utah government. The letter details the citizens' distrust of Mormons. From the Sacramento Times.

A legacy of activism and advocacy -- One patriot / Terry Tempest Williams -- Rachel Carson's scientific and ocean legacies / Jane Lubchenco -- Rachel Carson and George J. Wallace : why public environmental scientists should be advocates for nature / Peter C. List -- Ethics on land and at sea -- Rachel Carson's environmental ethics / Philip Cafaro -- Thinking like a mackerel : Rachel Carson's Under the sea-wind as a source for a trans-ecotonal sea ethic / Susan Power Bratton -- The conceptual foundations of Rachel Carson's sea ethic / J. Baird Callicott and Elyssa Back -- Rachel Carson's The sea around us, ocean-centrism, and a nascent ocean ethic / Gary Kroll -- Reflections on gender and science -- The ecological body : Rachel Carson, Silent spring, and breast cancer / Lisa H. Sideris -- Science and spirit : struggles of the early Rachel Carson / Maril Hazlett -- "Silence, miss Carson!" : science, gender, and the reception of Silent spring / Michael Smith -- An ongoing toxic discourse -- After Silent spring : ecological effects of pesticides on public health and on birds and other organisms / David Pimentel -- Contested icons : Rachel Carson and DDT / Steve Maguire -- In her footsteps / Christopher Merrill -- Living downstream of Silent spring / Sandra Steingraber -- A legacy of wonder -- The secular and religious sources of Rachel Carson's sense of wonder / Lisa H. Sideris -- How to value a flower : locating beauty in toxic landscapes / Vera Norwood -- The truth of the barnacles : Rachel Carson and the moral significance of wonder / Kathleen Dean Moore

Cover -- Content -- Acknowledgements -- Sustainability and the American Naturalist Tradition -- Chapter 1: What is Sustainability? -- Chapter 2: Thoreau, Early American Industrialism, and Local Sustainability -- Chapter 3: Leopold, the Progessive Era, and Regional Sustainability -- Chapter 4: Carson, the Baby-Boom Era, and National Sustainability -- Chapter 5: Wilson, the Era of Sustainable Development, and Global Sustainability -- Chapter 6: What Now? Sustainability in the 21ST Century -- Glossary -- Works Cited