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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... importance to the Indians , the hunting grounds of central Wisconsin remained unknown to the whites for nearly two centuries after Jean Nicolet greeted the Winnebagos in 1634 on the shores of Green Bay . Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques ...
... importance to the Indians , the hunting grounds of central Wisconsin remained unknown to the whites for nearly two centuries after Jean Nicolet greeted the Winnebagos in 1634 on the shores of Green Bay . Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques ...
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... the American past . The Turner frontier thesis , as it is called- after Turner's most important statement of the theme in an 1893 address , " The Significance of the Frontier in American 45 Aldo Leopold's Sand Country.
... the American past . The Turner frontier thesis , as it is called- after Turner's most important statement of the theme in an 1893 address , " The Significance of the Frontier in American 45 Aldo Leopold's Sand Country.
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... to the meaning and value of the experience . Most important , the shack offered space enough and time to practice the arts of wild husbandry . A sense of husbandry , said Leopold , " is realized only when some art of 54 SUSAN FLADER.
... to the meaning and value of the experience . Most important , the shack offered space enough and time to practice the arts of wild husbandry . A sense of husbandry , said Leopold , " is realized only when some art of 54 SUSAN FLADER.
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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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