Web Sites
Excerpts from Writings of Rachel Carson
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rachelcarson/excerpts.html
Frontline: Fooling with Nature
An essay about how Carson's book Silent Spring was instrumental in the United States' banning DDT.
http://www-c.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline//////shows/nature/disrupt/sspring.html
NASA Earth Observatory
A short biography of Rachel Carson by Brian Payton.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Giants/Carson/printall.php
National Humanities Center
Links to Web sites about Carson and Silent Spring.
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/nattrans/ntwilderness/wildernesslinkscar.htm
Natural Resources Defense Council "The Story of 'Silent Spring'"
An article on the book and chemical companies' attacks on Rachel Carson.
http://www.nrdc.org/health/pesticides/hcarson.asp
Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
An article describing Carson as a moral exemplar for raising public consciousness about the environment. Contains a description of her "campaign," a chronology, and supporting documents.
http://onlineethics.org/moral/carson/index.html
Rachel Carson and the Awakening of Environmental Consciousness
An essay by biographer Linda Lear with teaching materials and links to additional resources.
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/nattrans/ntwilderness/essays/carson.htm
RachelCarson.org
A Web site devoted to Carson's life and legacy, maintained by biographer Linda Lear. Contains a biography, links, and many resources for information about Carson.
http://www.rachelcarson.org
RachelWasWrong.org
A Web site hosted by the Competitive Enterprise Institute devoted to rebutting what it views as misinformation published by Carson.
http://www.rachelwaswrong.org/about.htm
The TIME 100
"Before there was an environmental movement, there was one brave woman and her very brave book."
http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/carson.html
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
(type "Rachel Carson" into the Dialog box)
Access to photos from Rachel Carson's personal papers.
http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/default.htm
Books and Articles
Anelli, Carol M., Christian H. Krupke and Renee Priya Prasad. "Professional Entomology and the 44 Noisy Years Since 'Silent Spring'. Part 1." American Entomologist, vol. 52, no. 4 (Winter 2006): pp. 224-235.
Carson, Rachel L. The Edge of the Sea. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955.
Carson, Rachel L. The Sea Around Us. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1951.
Carson, Rachel L. The Sense of Wonder. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1965.
Carson, Rachel L. Silent Spring. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962.
Carson, Rachel L. Under the Sea-Wind. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1941.
Farenthold, David A. "An Environmental Icon's Unseen Fortitude." Washington Post, (May 18, 2007): p. A01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/17/AR2007051702627.html
Graham, Frank, Jr. "Rachel Carson." EPA Journal (November/December 1978): pp. n/a.
http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/perspect/carson.htm
Lear, Linda. Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature, Chapter One. Washington Post, 1997
The first chapter of Linda Lear's book about Carson's life, describing her childhood.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/rachelcarson.htm
Lear, Linda. "Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring'." Environmental History Review, vol. 17, (Summer 1993): pp. 23-48.
http://www.history.vt.edu/Barrow/Hist3706/readings/lear.html
Lewis, Jack. "The Birth of EPA." EPA Journal (November 1985): pp. n/a.
http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/epa/15c.htm
Matthiessen, Peter, ed. Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson. Mariner: Houghton, 2007
Milloy, Steven. "Rethinking DDT." Fox News Web site, June 20, 2002.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,55843,00.html
Rosenberg, Tina. "What the World Needs Now Is DDT." The New York Times Magazine (April 11, 2004): pp. 38-43.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/11/magazine/11DDT.html?ex=1397016000&en=4ebf5b1fab869680&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
Watson, Bruce. "Sounding the Alarm." Smithsonian, vol. 33, no. 6 (September 2002): p. 115. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/issues/2002/september/presence.php?page=1
Weir, Kirsten. "The Exterminator." Current Science, vol. 90, no. 5 (November 5, 2004): pp. 4-7.
http://www.kirstenweir.com/exterminator.html
Legacy
Nature and Environmental Writers - College and University Educators
A non-profit, environmental education organization founded to assist writers and educators enhance public awareness of environmental issues.
http://www.new-cue.org
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
A wildlife reserve named for Carson.
http://www.ncnerr.org/pubsiteinfo/siteinfo/rachelcarson/rachel_carson.html
Rachel Carson Conservation Park
A Montgomery County, Maryland, park named for Carson.
http://www.mcparkandplanning.org/parks/park_of_the_day/may/parkday_may12.shtm
Rachel Carson Council, Inc.
A clearinghouse and library with information on pesticide-related issues.
http://members.aol.com/rccouncil/ourpage/index.htm
Rachel Carson Homestead
Birthplace and historic site.
http://www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org
Rachel Carson Institute, Chatham College
From Rachel Carson's alma mater, a Web site with a commemoration page describing the Rachel Carson leadership award, a bibliography, and a page of resource links.
http://www.chatham.edu/RCI
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Refuge dedicated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the memory of Rachel Carson that preserves key points along migration routes of waterfowl and other migratory birds, from Kittery to Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rachelcarson
Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy
A nonprofit organization that promotes nature trails in Western Pennsylvania, where Carson was born.
http://www.rachelcarsontrails.org/about
Silent Spring Institute
A nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to identifying the links between the environment and women's health, especially breast cancer.
http://www.silentspring.org
The U.S. Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of the resources from other agencies and organizations listed above. All Internet links were active as of spring 2007.
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