In addition, she analyzes the perceptions and expectations of the public at large regarding the book, the debate, and the media. Murphy then investigates the media's role, showing that it went well beyond providing a forum for debate. She also documents the response of opponents to Carson's message, notably the powerful chemical industry, including efforts to undermine, delay, or stop publication altogether. Murphy reviews the publishing history of the Houghton Mifflin edition and the prior New Yorker serialization, describing Carson's approach to her project as well as the views and expectations of her editors. With clarity and precision, Priscilla Coit Murphy explores the importance of the book form for the author, her editors and publishers, her detractors, the media, and the public at large. Although Carson's text was serialized in the New Yorker, it made a significant difference that it was also published as a book. The discussion permeated the entire print and electronic media system of mid-twentieth century America. In 1962 the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring sparked widespread public debate on the issue of pesticide abuse and environmental degradation.
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