Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-250) and index.
Contents
Silent Spring and Its Contexts: "The Right to Know" -- Author and Agent: "Where an Author Can Call His Soul His Own" -- Editors and Publishers: Dealing with a "Super-Ruckus" -- Opposition: "How Do You Fight a Best-Seller?" -- Media: "One Formidable Indictment" -- Audience: "This Ought to Be a Book" -- Conclusion: "Speaking Truth to Power" -- Appendix: Perspectives on the Study of Silent Spring.