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This is a near fine (amost like new) hardcover with very good+ dust jacket. 2022 Harper Collins Publishing. This copy is crisp and clean inside. The pages are clean with no markings seen. The binding is tight and straight. The dust jacket is very good+, only a hint of shelf wear BUT is neatly price clipped inside front flap. Medium octavo book size or 6.5" x9.5" with 857 pages including index.In Silent Spring Revolution, the author Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Sixties (1960-1973), telling the story of an indomitable generation that saved the natural world under the leadership of JFK, LBJ, and Richard Nixon.
After Truman dropped the atomic bomb to end the war, a grim new epoch arrived. The government was testing additional nuclear weapons and nuclear fallout was a health concern along with radio active materials that contaminated ecosystems.
The author pays tribute to those leaders who recognized the threats and combated the assault on the natural world.… Read More
