A Sand County Almanac And Sketches Here and There |
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Author:
| Leopold, Aldo |
Illustrator:
| Schwartz, Charles W. |
Introduction by:
| Finch, Robert |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-505305-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1987 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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This special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949, it combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. It is a unique book, a classic work of conservation, the forefunner of such important books as Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker...
More DescriptionThis special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949, it combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. It is a unique book, a classic work of conservation, the forefunner of such important books as Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire, and Robert Finch's The Primal Place.