ARGONAUT BOOKS

'The Sea Around Us' presents an overview of the subject, a natural history of the oceans in which Rachel Carson discusses such matters as their origins, the evolution of life, the creation of volcanic islands. Reviews This combination of science and scintillating prose provides fascinating insights into the mysteries of the tides . . . a masterpiece of ecological writingGuardianThe timely reissue of a classic maritime trilogy shows that the "poet of the oceans" was far ahead of her time . . . [The Sea Around Us was] a powerful account of what was then known about the sea; a ...Read More