Re: From The Edge of the Sea
Be careful who you share that sentiment with. Although she died some time ago, to this day, Rachel Carson is a very hated and despised woman in some circles.
Although I am most familiar with her marine trilogy, Under the Sea-Wind, The Sea Around Us, and The Edge of the Sea, her fame and notoriety rest primarily on Silent Spring, which practically started the 1960s environmental movement in the United States.
She's dead now, and I never met her, my only contact with her is through her writings. But I love her. If there is a heaven, and if I get to meet her there, I'd love to go tide-pooling with my sweet Rachel.