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 4
... suggested it might be fruitfully examined with a systematic eye to style , metaphor , conception , or narrative . 1 And Dennis Ribbens , writing in the early eighties , echoed Fritzell's lament : " Few books have had as much influence ...
... suggested it might be fruitfully examined with a systematic eye to style , metaphor , conception , or narrative . 1 And Dennis Ribbens , writing in the early eighties , echoed Fritzell's lament : " Few books have had as much influence ...
Page 38
... escaped Leopold's record keeping . Nevertheless , the only extant evidence of the incident is in the essay " Thinking Like a Mountain " itself . A process of elimination suggests that it took place in the fall of 1909 , 38 CURT MEINE.
... escaped Leopold's record keeping . Nevertheless , the only extant evidence of the incident is in the essay " Thinking Like a Mountain " itself . A process of elimination suggests that it took place in the fall of 1909 , 38 CURT MEINE.
Page 47
... suggest that the Old Northwest — Turner's Wisconsin and neighboring states — held the balance of power and was the battlefield on which the issues of American development would be settled . But the problem of the West was not easy of ...
... suggest that the Old Northwest — Turner's Wisconsin and neighboring states — held the balance of power and was the battlefield on which the issues of American development would be settled . But the problem of the West was not easy of ...
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... suggested that the Old Northwest would be the battlefield on which the prob- lems of American development would be resolved , he could hardly have dreamed that the very part of the region he knew as a boy would become one of the most ...
... suggested that the Old Northwest would be the battlefield on which the prob- lems of American development would be resolved , he could hardly have dreamed that the very part of the region he knew as a boy would become one of the most ...
Page 52
... suggested.1 13 Among the conservation innovations of 1934 was Wisconsin's first bow - and - arrow deer hunting season . Leopold had been ar- guing for such a season for years , and his party of eight — four Leopolds and four friends ...
... suggested.1 13 Among the conservation innovations of 1934 was Wisconsin's first bow - and - arrow deer hunting season . Leopold had been ar- guing for such a season for years , and his party of eight — four Leopolds and four friends ...
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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