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 22
... Tree and Crystal Lake , that owned the lands , and it was here that Carl took Aldo in the early mornings for his first hunts with gun in hand . In the summer , these backwater sloughs were hot and mosquito ridden , but fair country for ...
... Tree and Crystal Lake , that owned the lands , and it was here that Carl took Aldo in the early mornings for his first hunts with gun in hand . In the summer , these backwater sloughs were hot and mosquito ridden , but fair country for ...
Page 23
... trees . I was old enough , he said , to learn wing - shooting . My dog was good at treeing partridge , and to forego a sure shot in the tree in favor of a hopeless one at the fleeing bird was my first exercise in ethical codes ...
... trees . I was old enough , he said , to learn wing - shooting . My dog was good at treeing partridge , and to forego a sure shot in the tree in favor of a hopeless one at the fleeing bird was my first exercise in ethical codes ...
Page 44
... trees to chop and brush to cut down and burn , tough prairie sod to turn with the plow — taking care to dodge all the stumps that later would have to be dug and chopped out to make way for the McCormick reaper . There were wheat , corn ...
... trees to chop and brush to cut down and burn , tough prairie sod to turn with the plow — taking care to dodge all the stumps that later would have to be dug and chopped out to make way for the McCormick reaper . There were wheat , corn ...
Page 53
... prairie grasses and wildflowers , shrubs and trees . From April to October scarcely a day went by that someone did not plant or transplant some- thing — butterfly weed , tamarack , wahoo and oak 53 Aldo Leopold's Sand Country.
... prairie grasses and wildflowers , shrubs and trees . From April to October scarcely a day went by that someone did not plant or transplant some- thing — butterfly weed , tamarack , wahoo and oak 53 Aldo Leopold's Sand Country.
Page 54
... trees and shrubs , grasses and flowers they planted , the more chickadees and nuthatches they got to know — in short , the more familiar they became with the place — the more they found to anticipate , to ponder , and to marvel at . The ...
... trees and shrubs , grasses and flowers they planted , the more chickadees and nuthatches they got to know — in short , the more familiar they became with the place — the more they found to anticipate , to ponder , and to marvel at . The ...
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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