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A Sand County Almanac is a combination of natural history, scene painting with words, and philosophy. It is perhaps best known for the following quote, which defines his land ethic: "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise."
Jan 24, 2012 · Presents a collection of nature writings by Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of the early twentieth century. "1st Ballantine Books ed.: Sept. 1970." A sand county almanac -- The quality of landscape -- A taste for country -- The upshot. Access-restricted-item.
A Sand County Almanac became a classic with the emergence of the modern environmental movement. Oxford published the book in the fall of 1949. It was widely and positively reviewed and well received by a core readership of conservationists.
Nov 15, 2001 · Aldo Leopold. Oxford University Press, USA, Nov 15, 2001 - Literary Criticism - 190 pages. Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac has enthralled generations of nature lovers and...
A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River. Aldo Leopold. Random House Publishing Group, Dec 12, 1986 - Nature - 320 pages. The environmental classic that redefined...
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Aug 5, 2023 · a sand county almanac. by. aldo leopold. Publication date. 1970. Publisher. oxford university press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
About A Sand County Almanac. The environmental classic that redefined the way we think about the natural world—an urgent call for preservation that’s more timely than ever. “We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir.”—San Francisco Chronicle
Jun 26, 2021 · First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as a trenchant book, full of vigor and bite, A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for Americas relationship to the land.
Nov 15, 2001 · With this gift edition of A Sand County Almanac, a new generation of readers can walk beside one of America's most respected naturalists as he conveys the beauty of...
