Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical EssaysJ. Baird Callicott University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 M09 15 - 308 pages The first sustained study of Leopold's seminal book as well as a work of art, philosophy, and social commentary. |
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Page 59
... geese started to come back from corn , the three Leopolds dressed in khaki brush - colored clothes and walked out to a bench on one of the aspen islands in the marsh to watch them come in . Just as the sun hit the horizon , geese began ...
... geese started to come back from corn , the three Leopolds dressed in khaki brush - colored clothes and walked out to a bench on one of the aspen islands in the marsh to watch them come in . Just as the sun hit the horizon , geese began ...
Page 60
... geese heading outward to corn between 5:15 and 5:40 A.M. His total was 871 , more geese than he had ever before counted at the shack . " On our farm we measure the amplitude of our spring by two yardsticks : the number of pines planted ...
... geese heading outward to corn between 5:15 and 5:40 A.M. His total was 871 , more geese than he had ever before counted at the shack . " On our farm we measure the amplitude of our spring by two yardsticks : the number of pines planted ...
Page 120
... geese to statistical analysis : in short , he's a profes- sional . But , like his predecessors , he is also well versed in litera- ture , history , and philosophy , as we learn from his numerous allusions . He also relies heavily upon ...
... geese to statistical analysis : in short , he's a profes- sional . But , like his predecessors , he is also well versed in litera- ture , history , and philosophy , as we learn from his numerous allusions . He also relies heavily upon ...
Contents
Aldo Leopolds Early Years | 17 |
Aldo Leopolds Sand Country | 40 |
Aldo Leopolds Intellectual Heritage | 63 |
Copyright | |
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