Under the Sea-Wind (Penguin Classics)

Under the Sea-Wind (Penguin Classics)

<b>Rachel Carson€"pioneering environmentalist and author of <i>Silent Spring</i>€"opens our eyes to the wonders of the natural world in her groundbreaking paean to the sea.</b><br><br>Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, <i>Under the Sea-Wind</i>€"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.<br><br>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.