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Rachel Carson

Curious to know something about Rachel Carson? Check out these sources.

Curious about Rachel Carson? Try these sources.

We have sources that give basic details of her life, but also sources that dig into her research and writing.  

Rachel Carson

1907-1964

Articles - from magazines, books and journals

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Biography in Context

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Biology & Agriculture from ProQuest Get scholarly journals or popular magazines, in one place.  Citations can be generated by the database.
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GreenFile Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Contains scholarly, government and general-interest titles; includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
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Environmental Science Research Encyclopedia Contains authoritative overview articles by leading scientists, researchers, and experts on all aspects of environmental science.
Historical New York Times Search The New York Times going back to the first issue in 1851. Contains full page views with images.
AccessScience

Biography (life story information) as well as topic articles.  Includes diagrams and some images.

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Academic Search Premier

Article database covering all topics.  Can find magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  

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Books to Consider - written by her, written about her