A Writer's Voice preserves some of the best work of Joseph P. Linduska
(1913-1993), an important figure in the cultural and scientific history
of the Delmarva region. It brings together more than 100 of the popular
essays that he wrote from 1986 to 1993 for the Kent County News of
Chestertown, Maryland. Linduska drew on a fifty-year career as a
research biologist, environmental conservationist, and award-winning
writer to craft his weekly columns for the News. His unique perspective
on twentieth-century natural resource management included his research
in the 1940s for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the biological
effects of DDT. This work became the foundation for Rachel Carson's
landmark publication, Silent Spring, a decade later. A Writer's Voice
will introduce a new generation of environmentally concerned readers to
Linduska's strong conservation ethic and engaging writing style and
reintroduce him to those familiar with his work.