| A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There Contributor(s): Leopold, Aldo (Author), Kingsolver, Barbara (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0197500269 ISBN-13: 9780197500262 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Nature | Ecology - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals |
| Dewey: 508.73 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Few books have had a greater impact than A Sand County Almanac, which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and fauna in a rural part of Wisconsin, the book, originally published by Oxford in 1949, gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over a forty-year period as he traveled through the woodlands of Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Sonora, Oregon, Manitoba, and elsewhere; a final section addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. Beloved for its description and evocation of the natural world, Leopold's book, which has sold well over 2 million copies, remains a foundational text in environmental science and a national treasure. |