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Career

After graduation, Rachel taught for a while and then got a job with the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service. At first she wrote for a weekly radio program that educated people on marine biology. Later, she became a full-time marine biologist and was chief editor of publications for the Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Writing

In addition to her work at the Fish and Wildlife Service, Rachel wrote articles for magazines about the ocean. In 1941, she published her first book called Under the Sea Wind. However, it was her second book, The Sea Around Us, which made her famous.

The Sea Around Us was published in 1951 and was on the New York Times Best Seller List for over 80 weeks.

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With the success of the book, Rachel quit her job at the Fish and Wildlife Service and began to write full time.

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