"Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac has enthralled generations of nature lovers and conservationists and is indeed revered by everyone seriously interested in protecting the natural world. Hailed for prose that is "full of beauty and vigor and bite" (The New York Times), it is perhaps the finest example of nature writing since Thoreau's Walden. Now this classic work is available in a completely redesigned and lavishly illustrate ..."
"Aldo Leopold's classic work A Sand County Almanac is widely regarded as one of the most influential conservation books of all time. In it, Leopold sets forth an eloquent plea for the development of a "land ethic" -- a belief that humans have a duty to interact with the soils, waters, plants, and animals that collectively comprise "the land" in ways that ensure their well-being and survival.For the Health of the Land, a new collection of ..."
AldoLeopold(Reprint) A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology (LOA #238) (Library of America) by AldoLeopold, Curt Meine Phd Hardcover, 832 Pages, Published 2013 by Library Of America ISBN-13: 978-1-59853-206-7, ISBN: 1-59853-206-5
"Since his death in 1948, Aldo Leopold has been increasingly recognized as one of the indispensable figures of American environmentalism. A pioneering forester, sportsman, wildlife manager, and ecologist, he was also a gifted writer whose farsighted land ethic is proving increasingly relevant in our own time. Now, Leopold’s essential contributions to our literature––some hard-to-find or previously unpublished––are gathered in a single vo ..."
A Sand County Almanac And Sketches Here and There, Special Commemorative Edition by AldoLeopold, Robert Finch, Charles W. Schwartz Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1987 by Oxford University Press Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-0-19-505305-0, ISBN: 0-19-505305-2
"Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages. In one famous episode, he writes of killing a female wolf early in his career as a forest ranger, coming upon his ..."
"Excerpt from Report on a Game Survey of the North Central States, 1931The survey is financed by the sporting arms and ammunition industry. The motive hardly requires explanation: success in game restoration means continuance of the industry; failure in game restoration means its shrinkage and ultimate liquidation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks ..."
The Farmer as Conservationist (Classic Reprint) by AldoLeopold Hardcover, 46 Pages, Published 2018 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-0-331-11336-5, ISBN: 0-331-11336-8
"Excerpt from The Farmer as ConservationistAs for the owners, it would be a fair assertion to say that land depletion has broken as many as it has enriched.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving ..."
"The American conservation movement owes much of its spirit and no small amount of its focus to Aldo Leopold. We remember Aldo Leopold as a man who showed us the earth in ways we had never seen it before and who compelled us, with a strength belied by his eloquent and gentle words, to accept Nature on her own terms.
But there is another Leopold, a younger man, one who was still grappling with the idea of ecology. Leopold started out no ..."
"In the 1970s the relationship between literature and the environment emerged as a topic of serious and widespread interest among writers and scholars. The ideas, debates, and texts that grew out of this period subsequently converged and consolidated into the field now known as ecocriticism.A Century of Early Ecocriticism looks behind these recent developments to a prior generation's ecocritical inclinations. Written between 1864 and 196 ..."
" This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the w ..."
"This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environme ..."
"Ten years ago, The Great New Wilderness Debate began a cross-disciplinary conversation about the varied constructions of "wilderness" and the controversies that surround them. The Wilderness Debate Rages On will reinvigorate that conversation and usher in a second decade of debate.Like its predecessor, the book gathers both critiques and defenses of the idea of wilderness from a wide variety of perspectives and voices. The Wilderness De ..."
"Wildland Recreation An authoritative guide to managing the ecological impacts of recreational activities on natural resources. The challenges facing today's recreation resource managers are both complex and daunting. Accommodating rapidly growing numbers of recreational visitors without sacrificing the ecological integrity of wildlands is a major challenge. Determining and planning for the limits of acceptable change and expanding ser ..."
"Martin D. Yaffe's Judaism and Environmental Ethics: A Reader is a well-conceived exploration of three interrelated questions: Does the Hebrew Bible, or subsequent Jewish tradition, teach environmental responsibility or not? What Jewish teachings, if any, appropriately address today's environmental crisis? Do ecology, Judaism, and philosophy work together, or are they at odds with each other in confronting the current crisis? Yaffe's ext ..."
A Sand County Almanac(2nd Edition) With Other Essays on Conservation from Round River [Illustrated] by AldoLeopold, Charles W. Schwartz Hardcover, 269 Pages, Published 1966 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-500619-3, ISBN: 0-19-500619-4
"Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages. In one famous episode, he writes of killing a female wolf early in his career as a forest ranger, coming upon his ..."
A Sand County almanac,(1st Edition) And Sketches here and there; by AldoLeopold, Alfons Reckermann Hardcover, 226 Pages, Published 1960 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-299-66885-0, ISBN: 1-299-66885-2
"Pp. 226, illustrated by Missouri conservationist and artist, Charles Schwartz. Teal cloth with silver lettering on the front board and spine, DJ, 8vo. Points: 1949 is on title page and copyright page, the dust jacket is the first state with the $3.50 price on the front flap but no mention of Round River on the rear flap."
"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 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "full of beauty and vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's ..."
" For the first time, the most important quotations of the great conservationist Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac, are gathered in one volume. From conservation education to wildlife ecology, from wilderness protection to soil and water conservation, the writings of Aldo Leopold continue to have profound influence on those seeking to understand the earth and its care. Leopold biographer Curt Meine and noted conservation b ..."
"Dust jacket notes: "When student first met teacher, the latter already had set a standard and the very foundation for a new science. He also had written what was then and remains today the classic reference for a fledgling profession. The student knew none of this. In the days, months and decades that followed, the student became aware of the teacher's profound wisdom. He discovered and experienced the man's greatness. And he found in t ..."