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 21
... field and taught his children . how to see the woods , how to perceive its hidden tales . As a hunter , he chose to limit his bag , stopped hunting certain spe- cies of ducks , quit spring hunting of waterfowl altogether , and always ...
... field and taught his children . how to see the woods , how to perceive its hidden tales . As a hunter , he chose to limit his bag , stopped hunting certain spe- cies of ducks , quit spring hunting of waterfowl altogether , and always ...
Page 24
... field and stream and wood- land within a ten - mile radius of the school , and to his study of birds he added an equally eager study of the local plant life . > 8 All the while , Leopold recorded his observations in a remark- able ...
... field and stream and wood- land within a ten - mile radius of the school , and to his study of birds he added an equally eager study of the local plant life . > 8 All the while , Leopold recorded his observations in a remark- able ...
Page 34
... field that hardly existed . He managed to hold on with a number of consulting jobs in Iowa and Wisconsin , but these were temporary . In his slack periods , he put the finishing touches on his magnum opus , Game Management . Published ...
... field that hardly existed . He managed to hold on with a number of consulting jobs in Iowa and Wisconsin , but these were temporary . In his slack periods , he put the finishing touches on his magnum opus , Game Management . Published ...
Page 36
... fields backed up against the marsh . The farmer not only told them where they might find the pair , but gave them a lengthy history of the farm , the cranes , and the marsh . Hiking out along some high ground , they neared an oak , and ...
... fields backed up against the marsh . The farmer not only told them where they might find the pair , but gave them a lengthy history of the farm , the cranes , and the marsh . Hiking out along some high ground , they neared an oak , and ...
Page 37
... field of endeavor requires eccentricity in this best and literal sense of the word . Through his eyes , we learn to think about and appreciate land for ourselves . A generation has passed since A Sand County Almanac first ap- peared ...
... field of endeavor requires eccentricity in this best and literal sense of the word . Through his eyes , we learn to think about and appreciate land for ourselves . A generation has passed since A Sand County Almanac first ap- peared ...
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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