Article - Spring 2013

Lessons of a Starry Night

A Rachel Carson essay teaches a new mother how to imbue her growing child with an awe for nature

By Kelly McMasters

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Kelly McMasters is the author of Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town, which inspired the documentary The Atomic States of America, a 2012 Sundance Film Festival selection.