Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical EssaysUniv of Wisconsin Press, 1987 M09 1 - 320 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 9
... beauty " ( as well as integrity and stability ) of the biotic community is included among its most valued qualities in the famous summary moral maxim of the last section of Sand County's last essay , " The Land Ethic " ( viii ) ...
... beauty " ( as well as integrity and stability ) of the biotic community is included among its most valued qualities in the famous summary moral maxim of the last section of Sand County's last essay , " The Land Ethic " ( viii ) ...
Page 18
... his daughter a private education , a love of natural beauty , and a thorough immersion in German ro- manticism . Her mother , Marie , taught her the social graces that a young lady required and the homemaking skills — Clara 18 CURT MEINE.
... his daughter a private education , a love of natural beauty , and a thorough immersion in German ro- manticism . Her mother , Marie , taught her the social graces that a young lady required and the homemaking skills — Clara 18 CURT MEINE.
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... beauty of the setting and the complement of family qualities go a long way toward ex- plaining the interests , creative tensions , and well - defined charac- ter traits that Aldo carried into his adulthood . Here was beauty and business ...
... beauty of the setting and the complement of family qualities go a long way toward ex- plaining the interests , creative tensions , and well - defined charac- ter traits that Aldo carried into his adulthood . Here was beauty and business ...
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... beauty , but not one of such dazzling plumage and bearing as the Blackburnian . The upper parts and wings are jet black , with various white markings , especially in the wings and tail , the underparts pure white , heavily streaked with ...
... beauty , but not one of such dazzling plumage and bearing as the Blackburnian . The upper parts and wings are jet black , with various white markings , especially in the wings and tail , the underparts pure white , heavily streaked with ...
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Contents
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II The Book | 89 |
III The Upshot | 155 |
IV The Impact | 219 |
Appendix | 275 |
Foreword | 281 |
Contributors | 291 |
Index | 295 |
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