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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... Journal of Forestry 19 , no . 7 ( November 1921 ) : 718 . 15. See especially Aldo Leopold , " A Plea for Artificial Works in Forest Erosion Control Policy , " Journal of Forestry 19 , no . 3 ( March 1921 ) : 267—273 ; " Pioneers and ...
... Journal of Forestry 19 , no . 7 ( November 1921 ) : 718 . 15. See especially Aldo Leopold , " A Plea for Artificial Works in Forest Erosion Control Policy , " Journal of Forestry 19 , no . 3 ( March 1921 ) : 267—273 ; " Pioneers and ...
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... journal en- tries that summer , scant as they were , did not fail to mention the height of the sorghum . The shack was a family enterprise to which each member con- tributed : cutting and splitting wood , building birdhouses for martins ...
... journal en- tries that summer , scant as they were , did not fail to mention the height of the sorghum . The shack was a family enterprise to which each member con- tributed : cutting and splitting wood , building birdhouses for martins ...
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... journals of their shack visits . reveal an almost exponential increase in recorded observations over the years , and A Sand County Almanac is eloquent testi- mony to the meaning and value of the experience . Most important , the shack ...
... journals of their shack visits . reveal an almost exponential increase in recorded observations over the years , and A Sand County Almanac is eloquent testi- mony to the meaning and value of the experience . Most important , the shack ...
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... journals contain cryptic hints of his tribula- tions : " Never plant pines near grape or poison ivy , " or " You can't put up brush shelters " -- which attract rabbits— " and plant white pine at the same time and place . " In one winter ...
... journals contain cryptic hints of his tribula- tions : " Never plant pines near grape or poison ivy , " or " You can't put up brush shelters " -- which attract rabbits— " and plant white pine at the same time and place . " In one winter ...
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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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