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 37
... less productive , less scenic , less wild , less “ natural ” even , than a thousand other places in Wisconsin alone . But in country , as in people , a plain exterior often conceals hidden riches , " to perceive which requires much ...
... less productive , less scenic , less wild , less “ natural ” even , than a thousand other places in Wisconsin alone . But in country , as in people , a plain exterior often conceals hidden riches , " to perceive which requires much ...
Page 102
... less the subjective parts — that is , the philosophical reflec- tions which are less fresh , and which one reader finds sometimes ' fatuous . ' The ecological argument everyone finds unconvincing ; and as in previous drafts , it is not ...
... less the subjective parts — that is , the philosophical reflec- tions which are less fresh , and which one reader finds sometimes ' fatuous . ' The ecological argument everyone finds unconvincing ; and as in previous drafts , it is not ...
Page 146
... less than in Part III . Though they are less obvious in either of the first two parts than in the third , the ambiguities and uncertainties that underlie " The Upshot " are no less central to " Sketches Here and There " or " A Sand ...
... less than in Part III . Though they are less obvious in either of the first two parts than in the third , the ambiguities and uncertainties that underlie " The Upshot " are no less central to " Sketches Here and There " or " A Sand ...
Contents
The Author | 4 |
Aldo Leopolds Early Years | 17 |
Aldo Leopolds Sand Country | 40 |
Copyright | |
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