Papers, 1962.

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Papers, 1962.

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Lees' SILENT SPRING file includes clippings of reviews and editorials including his own article "Not So Silent Spring" about SILENT SPRING by Rachel Carson, and about pesticide and herbicide effects. These were gathered by Lees while he was Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society as evidence against the book, particularly its anti-pesticide stance. Also included are Lees' notes and correspondence on the same topic with many garden clubs, university horticultural departments, newspapers, radio stations, pesticide companies, horticultural organizations, and colleagues.

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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964

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Rachel Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was a biologist, author, and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries before becoming a successful author. Late in the 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially some problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was the book Silent Spring ...

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

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Lees, Carlton B.

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Lees was Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and later became Senior Vice-President of the New York Botanical Garden. From the description of Papers, 1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155462980 ...