U.S. Department of the Interior Conservation Bulletin 37: Fish and Shellfish of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, 1944

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Artifact Overview

During World War II, Rachel Carson wrote four U.S. Department of Interior bulletins about fish as a food source. These bulletins helped readers identify local fish and find them in markets. Writing these bulletins added a persuasive tone to Carson's future nature literature. Her 1962 book Silent Spring, describing threats to nature from pesticides, sparked the environmental movements of the 1960s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Booklet

Date Made

1944

Subject Date

1944

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2022.26.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 5.875 in

U.S. Department of the Interior Conservation Bulletin 37: Fish and Shellfish of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, 1944