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 24
... plant collection box slung over his shoulder , walking stick in hand , Aldo set forth on tramps to Princeton , Washington's Crossing , Trenton — sometimes as often as four or five times a week , in all manner of weather . He stepped out ...
... plant collection box slung over his shoulder , walking stick in hand , Aldo set forth on tramps to Princeton , Washington's Crossing , Trenton — sometimes as often as four or five times a week , in all manner of weather . He stepped out ...
Page 44
... plant and then to hoe , stovewood to chop , fence rails to split , and a new frame house to finish before the rest of the family ar- rived from Scotland in the fall . Then the harvest : cutting , shock- ing , and husking the Indian corn ...
... plant and then to hoe , stovewood to chop , fence rails to split , and a new frame house to finish before the rest of the family ar- rived from Scotland in the fall . Then the harvest : cutting , shock- ing , and husking the Indian corn ...
Page 48
... plant and soil lived on and with each other in mutual toleration , to the mutual benefit of all . The marsh might have kept on producing hay and prairie chickens , deer and musk- rat , crane - music and cranberries forever " ( 99 ) ...
... plant and soil lived on and with each other in mutual toleration , to the mutual benefit of all . The marsh might have kept on producing hay and prairie chickens , deer and musk- rat , crane - music and cranberries forever " ( 99 ) ...
Page 52
... plants and animals that grow upon it.12 The idea had evolved during his boyhood on the Mississippi , his years as a forester in the Southwest , and his early contact with the land use problems of central Wisconsin . But his full ...
... plants and animals that grow upon it.12 The idea had evolved during his boyhood on the Mississippi , his years as a forester in the Southwest , and his early contact with the land use problems of central Wisconsin . But his full ...
Page 53
... plant a food patch for wildlife , and his journal en- tries that summer , scant as they were , did not fail to mention the height of the sorghum . The shack was a family enterprise to which each member con- tributed : cutting and ...
... plant a food patch for wildlife , and his journal en- tries that summer , scant as they were , did not fail to mention the height of the sorghum . The shack was a family enterprise to which each member con- tributed : cutting and ...
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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