A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round RiverThe 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 These astonishing portraits of the natural world explore the breathtaking diversity of the unspoiled American landscape—the mountains and the prairies, the deserts and the coastlines. Conjuring up one extraordinary vision after another, Aldo Leopold takes readers with him on the road and through the seasons on a fantastic tour of our priceless natural resources, explaining the destructive effects humankind has had on the land and issuing a bold challenge to protect the world we love. |
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personally, I really enjoyed reading this book it was a great reading experience. I read it every night right before getting my back blown out by my boyfriend jacaviontavis. - Robert
I am shocked and appalled by the vehemently hateful banter from previous reviewers in the google community. It's both disheartening and impressive at the same time to see how some people can project their own misconceptions into a body of work as benign and unassuming as 'A Sand County Almanac'.
Having come from a Daoist family that escaped communist China, I can assure future readers that there is no hint of Marxism or threat to democracy in this book. Rather, it is simply a reflection of the observations of the famed father of American wilderness conservation whom died honorably as a firefighter.
Mr. Leopold's work is simply as the description describes a nonfiction account of his observations in the balance and harmony of nature over a number of decades. Why haters need to turn it into anything more than that, or even take offense to something this simple, is beyond me.
Contents
JANUARY | 3 |
MARCH | 11 |
APRIL | 21 |
AUGUST | 38 |
JULY | 44 |
SEPTEMBER | 56 |
NOVEMBER | 70 |
DECEMBER | 83 |
OREGON AND UTAH | 164 |
COUNTRY | 177 |
THE ROUND RIVER | 188 |
NATURAL HISTORY | 202 |
WILDLIFE IN AMERICAN CULTURE | 211 |
THE DEER SWATH | 223 |
THE LAND ETHIC | 237 |
WILDERNESS | 264 |
WISCONSIN | 101 |
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO | 130 |
Chihua HUA AND SONORA | 146 |
CONSERVATION ESTHETIC | 280 |
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A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River Aldo Leopold No preview available - 1986 |