SILENT SPRING, winne r of 8 awards*, is the his tory making bes ts eller that
s tunned the world with its terrifying revelation about our contaminate d planet. No s cience-
fiction nightmare can equal the power of this authentic and chilling portrait of the un-seen
des troye rs which have already begun to change the s hape of life as we know it.
“Silent Spring is a devas tating attack on human careles s ness , greed and
irres pons ibility. It s hould be read by every Ame rican who does not want it to be the epitaph of
a world not very far bey ond us in time.”
--- Saturday Review*Awards received by Rachel Carson for SI LE NT SPRI NG:
- The Schweitzer Medal (Animal Welfare Institute)
- The Constance Lindsay Skinner Achievement Award for merit in the realm of books (Wo me n ’s
National Book Association) - Award for Distinguished Service (New England Outdoor Writers Association)
- Conservation Award for 1962 (Rod and Gun Editors of Metropolitan Manhattan)
- Conservationist of the Year (National Wildlife Federation)
- 1963 Achi e vement Award (Albert Einstein College of Medicine --- Women’s Division)
- Annual Founders Award (Isaak Walton League)
- Citation (International and U.S. Councils of Women)