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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... influential advocate of wilderness preservation and cofounder of the Wilderness Society, eminent conservationist, professional forester, college professor, homeowner, steward of 120 acres of Wisconsin River floodplain, son, brother, ...
... influential advocate of wilderness preservation and cofounder of the Wilderness Society, eminent conservationist, professional forester, college professor, homeowner, steward of 120 acres of Wisconsin River floodplain, son, brother, ...
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... and growth of older environmental organizations — e.g., the National Audubon Society, the Isaac Walton League, and the Sierra Club — and the emergence of new ones — e.g., the Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Defense Fund.
... and growth of older environmental organizations — e.g., the National Audubon Society, the Isaac Walton League, and the Sierra Club — and the emergence of new ones — e.g., the Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Defense Fund.
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... "Desert Pupfishes: Reflections on Reality, Desirability and Conscience," Fisheries: A Bulletin of the American Fisheries Society 10 (November/December 1985): 10—15. 6. Roderick Nash, Wilderness and the American Mind (New Haven: Yale ...
... "Desert Pupfishes: Reflections on Reality, Desirability and Conscience," Fisheries: A Bulletin of the American Fisheries Society 10 (November/December 1985): 10—15. 6. Roderick Nash, Wilderness and the American Mind (New Haven: Yale ...
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We tend to think of naturalists as simple souls who content themselves in the call and response of the wild, who, blithely removed from human society, extol the natural wonders of their Selbornes, Waldens, Yosemites, Wisconsins.
We tend to think of naturalists as simple souls who content themselves in the call and response of the wild, who, blithely removed from human society, extol the natural wonders of their Selbornes, Waldens, Yosemites, Wisconsins.
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... to serve Wisconsin as a teacher and a Conservation Commissioner, and to work in dozens of local and national conservation organizations, from the Wilderness Society down to the Riley Game Cooperative in western Dane County.
... to serve Wisconsin as a teacher and a Conservation Commissioner, and to work in dozens of local and national conservation organizations, from the Wilderness Society down to the Riley Game Cooperative in western Dane County.
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Contents
| 3 | |
| 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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