Pesticides, A Love Story – America`s Enduring Embrace of Dangerous Chemicals
Pesticides, a Love StoryAmerica's Enduring Embrace of Dangerous Chemicals\nAuthor(s): Michelle Mart\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Kansas, United States\nImprint: University Press of Kansas\nISBN-13: 9780700626496, 978-0700626496\nSynopsis\nPresto! No More Pests! proclaimed a 1955 article introducing two new pesticides, \""\""miracle-workers for the housewife and back-yard farmer.\""\"" Easy to use, effective, and safe: who wouldnt love synthetic pesticides? Apparently most Americans didand apparently still do. Whyin the face of dire warnings, rising expense, and declining effectivenessdo we cling to our chemicals? Michelle Mart wondered. Her book, a cultural history of pesticide use in postwar America, offers an answer.\n\nAmerica's embrace of synthetic pesticides began when they burst on the scene during World War II and has held steady into the 21st centuryfor example, more than 90% of soybeans grown in the US in 2008 are Roundup Ready GMOs, dependent upon generous.
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