Up Close (Viking): Up Close: Rachel Carson (Hardcover)

from cjohn64

I like this book not for the person it is about, but for the way it is written. I was able to read the book easily and understand the life of Ms. Carson. I especially enjoyed bits in the beginning which portrayed her life. It gave a small insight into the rural living conditions of the time in Pe...

from laurenryates

This book was about Rachel Carson, a strong-willed, intelligent woman. It followed her life and career, more closely during her adult life than her childhood. When she was a student in college she loved both writing and science. She chose to follow the science career path, which later as she said...

from DustinB1983

Levine's "Up Close: Rachel Carson," is a biography of the environmentalist Rachel Carson. The author draws on primary sources to tell a story that spans all of Carson's life, with particular focus on her interests and achievements in science and the environment. At a time when young girls growing...

from jaisidore

Ellen Levine's Up Close: Rachel Carson delivers a thoughtful biography on the life Rachel Carson and her work as a biologist and environmentalist. Known as the "mother of the environmentalist movement", Rachel Carson notoriety stemmed from her publication Silent Springs which studied the effects ...

from NathanielLouisWood

This book covers the life of Rachel Carson, a nature loving scientist and writer. This is the theme explored throughout this book. Her journey through college and beyond highlights social stigmas of her time. That she was indeed an independent woman, and a scientist. The black and white photos ar...