Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical EssaysThe first sustained study of Leopold's seminal book as well as a work of art, philosophy, and social commentary. |
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Aldo Leopold's Early Years 17 CURT MEINE 2. Aldo Leopold's Sand Country 40 SUSAN FLADER 3. Aldo Leopold's Intellectual Heritage 63 RODERICK NASH II. The Book 4. The Making of A Sand County Almanac 91 DENNIS RIBBENS 5.
Aldo Leopold's Early Years 17 CURT MEINE 2. Aldo Leopold's Sand Country 40 SUSAN FLADER 3. Aldo Leopold's Intellectual Heritage 63 RODERICK NASH II. The Book 4. The Making of A Sand County Almanac 91 DENNIS RIBBENS 5.
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... writing in the early eighties, echoed Fritzell's lament: "Few books have had as much influence on America's growing ecological awareness. . . . But for all that the book has been given litde critical . . . attention.
... writing in the early eighties, echoed Fritzell's lament: "Few books have had as much influence on America's growing ecological awareness. . . . But for all that the book has been given litde critical . . . attention.
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... and misunderstanding between Leopold and the editors at Alfred A. Knopf who solicited a "nature book" from him in the early 1940s. Leopold consciously strove to fashion a thematically unified book from autonomous vignettes.
... and misunderstanding between Leopold and the editors at Alfred A. Knopf who solicited a "nature book" from him in the early 1940s. Leopold consciously strove to fashion a thematically unified book from autonomous vignettes.
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His biography of Leopold, Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work will be published in 1988 by The University of Wisconsin Press. maintained the connection between the visionary and the practical that 17 i * Aldo Leopold's Early Years 1.
His biography of Leopold, Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work will be published in 1988 by The University of Wisconsin Press. maintained the connection between the visionary and the practical that 17 i * Aldo Leopold's Early Years 1.
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Rand Aldo Leopold — the first name was dropped early on — was born in the Mississippi River town of Burlington, Iowa, on January n, 1887. He was the oldest of Carl and Clara Leopold's four children, three boys and a girl.
Rand Aldo Leopold — the first name was dropped early on — was born in the Mississippi River town of Burlington, Iowa, on January n, 1887. He was the oldest of Carl and Clara Leopold's four children, three boys and a girl.
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Contents
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| 15 | |
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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