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 3
... , in footnotes. A Sand County Almanac — a bestseller, the environmentalist's bible, and a twentieth-century landmark in a genre of American letters pioneered by Thoreau and advanced by Marsh and Muir 3 Introduction Introduction.
... , in footnotes. A Sand County Almanac — a bestseller, the environmentalist's bible, and a twentieth-century landmark in a genre of American letters pioneered by Thoreau and advanced by Marsh and Muir 3 Introduction Introduction.
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... Marsh and Muir — has received, until the appearance of this volume, surprisingly litde systematic interpretation or critical discussion. Roderick Nash devoted a chapter to Aldo Leopold in his celebrated Wilderness and the American Mind ...
... Marsh and Muir — has received, until the appearance of this volume, surprisingly litde systematic interpretation or critical discussion. Roderick Nash devoted a chapter to Aldo Leopold in his celebrated Wilderness and the American Mind ...
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... and with his fellow tenants of shore, woods, marsh, and field. Readers who do not know the sand country of central Wisconsin firsthand will find in Flader's essay a vivid portrait of the larger shack environs 5 Introduction.
... and with his fellow tenants of shore, woods, marsh, and field. Readers who do not know the sand country of central Wisconsin firsthand will find in Flader's essay a vivid portrait of the larger shack environs 5 Introduction.
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... marsh. On the other side, in what once were a farmer's fields, corn stalks and sandburs stood stiffly above the crust of snow. A line of gaunt elms led toward the remains of a burned-down farmhouse. Beyond, the Wisconsin River lay ice ...
... marsh. On the other side, in what once were a farmer's fields, corn stalks and sandburs stood stiffly above the crust of snow. A line of gaunt elms led toward the remains of a burned-down farmhouse. Beyond, the Wisconsin River lay ice ...
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... marsh. The farmer not only told them where they might find the pair, but gave them a lengthy history of the farm, the cranes, and the marsh. Hiking out along some high ground, they neared an oak, and then spied the tall, gray birds on ...
... marsh. The farmer not only told them where they might find the pair, but gave them a lengthy history of the farm, the cranes, and the marsh. Hiking out along some high ground, they neared an oak, and then spied the tall, gray birds on ...
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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| 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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