| Description |
xxviii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction The delights and dilemmas of a Sand County almanac -- Part I Sand County almanac. January January thaw February Good oak March The geese return April Come high water Draba Bur oak Sky dance May Back from the Argentine June The Alder Fork July Great possessions Prairie birthday August The green pasture September The choral copse October Smoky gold Too early Red lanterns November If I were the wind Axe-in-hand A mighty fortress December Home range Pines above the snow 65290 -- Part 2 Sketches here and there. Wisconsin Marshland elegy The sand counties Odyssey On a monument to the pigeon Flambeau Illinois and Iowa Illinois bus ride Red legs kicking Arizona and New Mexico On top Thinking like a mountain Escudilla Chihuahua and Sonora Guacamaja The Green lagoons Song of the Gavilan Oregon and Utah Cheat takes over Manitoba Clandeboye -- Part 3 The upshot. Conservation esthetic Wildlife in American culture Wilderness The Land ethic About the author |
| Summary |
Nature writings of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationist of our century |
| Analysis |
United States Organisms |
| Notes |
'Special commemorative edition' |
| Subject |
American literature -- 20th century.
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Natural history -- Outdoor books.
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Nature conservation -- United States.
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| Author |
Finch, Robert.
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Schwartz, Charles W
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| LC no. |
87022015 |
| ISBN |
0195053052 (alk. paper) |
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