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Rachel Carson's Silent spring

Call Number

  • DVD 632.9 R119 (CEN)

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Edition

Full screen version.

Languages

English language.

Performers

Host, David McCullough.

Publication Information

Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, [2007]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Witness the life of passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, and how she exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government, and sparked a revolution in environmental policy.

Notes

Originally broadcast on public television in 1993.

Special features: DVD-ROM link to American Experience website; other products of interest.

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