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 viii
... later . On the other hand , the " envi- ronmental crisis " ( as it was then called ) appeared to be ubiq- uitous in scope , gargantuan in scale , and protracted in duration . Its dimensions — and character — appeared to me to shake West ...
... later . On the other hand , the " envi- ronmental crisis " ( as it was then called ) appeared to be ubiq- uitous in scope , gargantuan in scale , and protracted in duration . Its dimensions — and character — appeared to me to shake West ...
Page ix
... later . By a sort of spon- taneous generation , other courses in environmental ethics and related subjects sprang up at colleges and universities here and there . The focus of my own philosophical efforts shifted gradu- ally from ...
... later . By a sort of spon- taneous generation , other courses in environmental ethics and related subjects sprang up at colleges and universities here and there . The focus of my own philosophical efforts shifted gradu- ally from ...
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... later employ as the Leopold family matriarch . Clara was intelligent , extroverted , mischievous , and no fragile flower ; a talented ice skater , she en- joyed sports and loved to join her father in his continual garden- ing and ...
... later employ as the Leopold family matriarch . Clara was intelligent , extroverted , mischievous , and no fragile flower ; a talented ice skater , she en- joyed sports and loved to join her father in his continual garden- ing and ...
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... later become celebrated : I have seen many birds of beauty , but not one of such dazzling plumage and bearing as the Blackburnian . The upper parts and wings are jet black , with various white markings , especially in the wings and tail ...
... later become celebrated : I have seen many birds of beauty , but not one of such dazzling plumage and bearing as the Blackburnian . The upper parts and wings are jet black , with various white markings , especially in the wings and tail ...
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... later entering the Yale Forest School , which was then graduating the nation's first trained foresters . Forestry was a booming profession , at the forefront of the broader conservation movement that was flourishing under Teddy ...
... later entering the Yale Forest School , which was then graduating the nation's first trained foresters . Forestry was a booming profession , at the forefront of the broader conservation movement that was flourishing under Teddy ...
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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