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Rachel Carson

Season 29 Episode 3

The woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.

Rachel Carson is an intimate portrait of the woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world. When Silent Spring was published in September 1962 it became an instant bestseller and would go on to spark dramatic changes in the way the government regulated pesticides.

AIR DATE 1/24/17

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American Experience, TV’s most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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