Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, Under the Sea-Wind—Rachel Carson’s first book and her personal favorite—is the early masterwork of one of America’s greatest nature writers. Evoking the special mystery and beauty of the shore and the open sea—its limitless vistas and twilight depths—Carson’s astonishingly intimate, unforgettable portrait captures the delicate negotiations of an ingeniously calibrated ecology.
Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, Under the Sea-Wind—Rachel Carson’s first book and her personal favorite—is the early masterwork of one of America’s greatest nature writers. Evoking the special mystery and beauty of the shore and the open sea—its limitless vistas and twilight depths—Carson’s astonishingly intimate, unforgettable portrait captures the delicate negotiations of an ingeniously calibrated ecology.
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| ISBN-13: | 9780143104964 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication date: | 04/03/2007 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics Series |
| Edition description: | New |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Sales rank: | 132,726 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.09(w) x 7.67(h) x 0.55(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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