A Sand County almanac : with essays on conservation from Round River

this book is identical in content with: A Sand County Almanac - And Sketches Here and There (Oxford UP, 1968) reviews: "We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir." San Francisco ChronicleThese 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. A stunning tribute to our land and a bold challenge to protect the world we love. 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. Written with an unparalleled understanding of the ways of nature, the book includes a section on the monthly changes of the Wisconsin countryside; another part that 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; and a final section in which Leopold addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. As the forerunner of such important books as Annie Dillards Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Edward Abbeys Desert Solitaire, and Robert Finchs The Primal Place, this classic work remains as relevant today as it was forty years ago.

"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. A Stunning Tribute To Our Land And A Bold Challenge To Protect The World We Love.

EACH YEAR, after the midwinter blizzards, there comes a night of thaw when the tinkle of dripping water is heard in the land. Presents a collection of nature writings by Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of the early twentieth century