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1 online resource (streaming video file) (115 min.) : flv file, sound, color with black and white sequences |
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Introduction: Rachel Carson (2:49); World War II (4:53); Synthetic Pesticides and the Environment (2:49); Carson's Childhood (4:51); Woods Hole Research Center (3:51); Writing Professionally (2:06); DDT Released for Public Use (4:01); Carson's Second Book (5:28); "The Sea Around Us" (7:03); Hydrogen Bomb Test (3:39); Escaping to Maine (3:50); Companionship With Dorothy Freeman (3:40); Writer's Block (2:25); Russia Tests Hydrogen Bomb (3:49); Public Fears About Atmospheric Testing (2:21); "Remembrance of Earth" (4:23); USDA Program (3:16); Becoming an Activist (4:51); "Man Against the Earth" (5:07); Cranberry Scare (2:34); Cancer Diagnosis (4:19); "Silent Spring" (5:45); Controversy Over "Silent Spring" (5:30); Criticism of "Silent Spring" (3:00); Women's National Press Club (5:53); Impact of "Silent Spring" (3:23); Carson's Last Summer at Southport (6:37); Credits: Rachel Carson (1:42) |
| Summary |
Often called the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson rocked the world in 1962 with her book Silent Spring, which warned the American public of the impact of pesticides on the environment and unleashed an extraordinary national debate about science and safety. At the center of that firestorm stood Ms. Carson, a strong, intensely private woman who balanced her love of the natural world and passion for writing with personal strife |
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Documentary |
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Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience January 24, 2017 |
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Program content: ©2017 |
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Running time indicated on container: approximately 120 minutes; actual running time: 115 minutes |
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Original score, Nathan Halpern ; edited by Peter R. Livingston Jr. ; director of photography, Rafael de la Uz |
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Narrator, Oliver Platt ; voiceover, Mary-Louise Parker ; commentators, William Souder, Mark Lytle |
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In English with optional English subtitles |
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. fast (OCoLC)fst00011930 |
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American experience (Television program). Season 29
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American experience (Television program) fast (OCoLC)fst01385797 |
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Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
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Conservationists -- United States -- Biography
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Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography
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Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History
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Naturalists -- Biography
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Environmentalists -- Biography
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Science writers -- Biography
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Pesticides -- Environmental aspects
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Pesticides -- Environmental aspects.
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Naturalists.
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Environmentalists.
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Conservationists.
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United States.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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History.
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Documentary television programs.
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Biographies.
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Biographical television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Biographies.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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Biographies télévisées.
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Biographies.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Uz, Rafael de la, television producer, director of photography.
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Ferrari, Michelle, television producer, television director, screenwriter.
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Platt, Oliver, narrator.
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Parker, Mary-Louise, narrator.
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Souder, William, 1949- commentator.
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Lytle, Mark H., commentator.
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Halpern, Nathan, 1978- composer (expression)
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Livingston, Peter R., editor of moving image work.
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American Experience Films, production company.
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42nd Parallel Films, production company.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
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