An eloquently written book on a most eloquent individual – Rachel Carson. She was a strongly motivated person who strove constantly to educate herself. She came from a modest background and attended college by loans and taking a lien on the property her parents owned. She was raised inland in th...
I guess I started with a preconception based on the Audubon name being used for a philanthropic environmental conservation organization. I expected him to be ahead of his time in this way. He was not. In fact his obsession with birds bled into cruelty towards them. I understand that he needed...