[PW] Rachel Carson quotation question

[Sue Kamm]

Her papers are at the Yale University's Benecke Rare Book and Manuscript
Library.  Here's the url:  http://tinyurl.com/2hj5rk.  (If for some reason
the link doesn't work, perform a Google search on "Rachel Carson" papers. 
The person who prepared the collection's finding aid is apparently no
longer with the library, but a call to 203-432-2972 will get you to the
public service desk.

Your friendly neighborhood CyberGoddess and ALA Councilor at Large, 
Sue Kamm
Email: suekamm[at]mindspring.com
Inglewood/Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Dodgers Truest of the Blue, 2000
Visit my blog:  http://suekamm.blogspot.com
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> [Original Message]
> From: Michael VanHouten <Mvanhouten at albion.edu>
> To: <list at project-wombat.org>
> Date: 7/16/2007 12:19:37 PM
> Subject: [PW] Rachel Carson quotation question
>
> Hi everyone -
>  
> I am trying to verify a Rachel Carson quotation for a faculty
member...there seem to be two versions, and I haven't been able to find an
authoritative source.
>  
> Version 1 - "It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again
to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and
humility."
>
> Version 2 - "It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again
to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of
wonder and humility."
>  
> I've checked the standard quotation dictionaries to find that this
quotation is not included in any of them. I've also checked Google Books
and NetLibrary, and have found both versions of the quote, never with an
attribution to an original source.
>  
> Can anyone help me confirm which version is correct?
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> Mike Van Houten
> Albion College
>  
>
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