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Born
May 27, 1907 Pennsylvania -
Under the Sea Wind (1941),
Under the sea was made by Rachel Carson in 1941 -
Rachel Carson
Bob Hines and Rachel Carson conducting research in Florida, 1952. -
National Book Award
she was awarded the 1952 National Book Award in nonfiction. -
Edge Of the Sea
The Edge of the Sea (1955), gained wide praise and popularity for their lyrical prose and readability -
Silent Spring
Book cover of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, first published in 1962. -
Dead
She died in 1964 because of
Cancer. -
DDT Banned
DDT was banned because Rachel Carson persuade the government. -
Best Sellar
The book became a best seller in the U.S. and abroad, and led to a 1973 -
Medal
She was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980.
