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Book SynopsisFirst 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 a call for changing our understanding of land management.
Trade Review"Reborn for Earth Day 50, the 2020 edition includes an introduction by author and conservationist, Barbara Kingsolver. 'A land ethic,' Leopold wrote, 'enlarges the boundaries of the community' to include not only humans, but also soils, waters, plants, and animals.' Leopold promoted values based on caring DL for people, for land, and for all the connections among them.'" -- Virginia Small, Shepherd Express "For those who may not yet have read this remarkable work of twentieth-century American nature writing, the publication of this new edition of A Sand County Almanac is the perfect opportunity to remedy that oversight. And for those who already have, and perhaps have worn out their present copy from repeated readings, the release of this new edition offers a convenient (to justify...) opportunity to replace the older one." -- Johannes Riutta, The Well Read Naturalist "These writings were and remain an ecological call to action in the face of a natural world under threat. This book is fundamentally a celebration of the human potential, when nurtured, to notice nature, and of the miraculous experiences possible for those who do. To anyone who has wondered at the natural world, or who cares about retaining the option, it is well worth reading." -- Gavin Charles, The Canadian Field Naturalist "This edition gives a new generation of readers a chance to drink from the source of some of the best ecological thinking and writing of the twentieth century." -- Ed Block, Agate Magazine "Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac was my first book of nature writing and changed my view of the world with such words as: 'It is warm behind the driftwood now, for the wind has gone with the geese. So would I - if I were the wind.' I still have my original, yellowed and marked-up copy and will never let it go." --Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing
Table of ContentsPART I: A 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 Folk 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 II: 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 III: THE UPSHOT Conservation Esthetic Wildlife in American Culture Wilderness The Land Ethic
