The Edge of the Sea

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book nature book non-fiction book

The Edge of the Sea is a 1955 nature book by marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson that explores the ecology and beauty of coastal shorelines.

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Rachel Carson sea trilogy 1
“The Gull’s Way” section about coastal and open-sea life 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
nature book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
author Rachel Carson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
explores ecology of coastal shorelines ⓘ
firstEditionPlace Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston
focusesOn estuaries ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
tidal pools ⓘ
genre environmental literature ⓘ
nature writing ⓘ
hasForm essay collection ⓘ
hasIllustrationsBy Bob Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme beauty of the natural world ⓘ
conservation of coastal habitats ⓘ
interconnectedness of life ⓘ
influenced modern environmental movement ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryStyle poetic description ⓘ
scientific observation ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
notableFor detailed descriptions of shore organisms ⓘ
lyrical prose style ⓘ
popularizing marine biology ⓘ
partOf The Edge of the Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rachel Carson sea trilogy
predecessor The Sea Around Us ⓘ
publicationYear 1955 ⓘ
publisher Houghton Mifflin ⓘ
relatedWork Silent Spring ⓘ
Under the Sea-Wind ⓘ
subject Atlantic coast ⓘ
coastal ecosystems ⓘ
ecology ⓘ
intertidal zone ⓘ
marine ecology ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
seashore life ⓘ
targetAudience general readers ⓘ
nature enthusiasts ⓘ
students of biology ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed mid-20th century ⓘ
writtenByOccupation environmentalist ⓘ
marine biologist ⓘ

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Under the Sea-Wind → hasPart → The Edge of the Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: “The Gull’s Way” section about coastal and open-sea life
Rachel Carson → notableWork → The Edge of the Sea ⓘ
Carson → notableWork → The Edge of the Sea ⓘ
subject surface form: Rachel Carson
The Edge of the Sea → partOf → The Edge of the Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rachel Carson sea trilogy