Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical EssaysThe first sustained study of Leopold's seminal book as well as a work of art, philosophy, and social commentary. |
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Aldo Leopold's Intellectual Heritage 63 RODERICK NASH II. The Book 4. The Making of A Sand County Almanac 91 DENNIS RIBBENS 5. Anatomy of a Classic no JOHN TALLMADGE 6. The Conflicts of Ecological Conscience 128 PETER A. FRITZELL III.
Aldo Leopold's Intellectual Heritage 63 RODERICK NASH II. The Book 4. The Making of A Sand County Almanac 91 DENNIS RIBBENS 5. Anatomy of a Classic no JOHN TALLMADGE 6. The Conflicts of Ecological Conscience 128 PETER A. FRITZELL III.
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Henry David Thoreau and John Muir certainly had argued for a morally charged human relationship with nature. But they had done so in essentially religious terms. Leopold's originality lies in his having expressed their moral proposition ...
Henry David Thoreau and John Muir certainly had argued for a morally charged human relationship with nature. But they had done so in essentially religious terms. Leopold's originality lies in his having expressed their moral proposition ...
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John Tallmadge, in this section's next essay, undertakes a comparative and analytic literary examination of A Sand County Almanac. A Sand County Almanac is a contribution to a genre of belles let- tres usually called "nature literature.
John Tallmadge, in this section's next essay, undertakes a comparative and analytic literary examination of A Sand County Almanac. A Sand County Almanac is a contribution to a genre of belles let- tres usually called "nature literature.
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The preeminent student of the vegetation of Wisconsin, Leopold's friend and colleague, John T. Curtis, described this boundary as a "tension zone" — a band ten to thirty miles wide running diagonally southeast across the state and ...
The preeminent student of the vegetation of Wisconsin, Leopold's friend and colleague, John T. Curtis, described this boundary as a "tension zone" — a band ten to thirty miles wide running diagonally southeast across the state and ...
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Among the earlier arrivals were Daniel Muir and two of his young sons, John and David, who had left Dunbar, Scotland, for the New World in February 1849. Daniel Muir selected a 43 Aldo Leopold's Sand Country.
Among the earlier arrivals were Daniel Muir and two of his young sons, John and David, who had left Dunbar, Scotland, for the New World in February 1849. Daniel Muir selected a 43 Aldo Leopold's Sand Country.
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Contents
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| 15 | |
II The Book | 89 |
III The Upshot | 155 |
IV The Impact | 219 |
Appendix | 275 |
Foreword | 281 |
Contributors | 291 |
Index | 295 |
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| Title | Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical Essays |
| Author | J. Baird Callicott |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0299112330, 9780299112332 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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