Reviews"We have Sand County Almanac to demonstrate just how exceptional Leopoldwas in his highly informed passion for land. [This] handsome new commemorativeedition will be welcomed by afficionados whose paperback copies have gone theway of paper acid. It contains the fine original drawings of Charles W.Schartz, and is highly recommended to anyone who might care to glimpse theplateau forests of Arizona in 1909, the green lagoons of the Colorado Delta in1922, or the guacamaja parrot flocks of Chihuahua in 1936 through the eyes of aman who was there in body and spirit."--The New York Times Book Review, "By a born naturalist, true sportsman and able writer. Delightful essays....[Leopold] develops a fine concept of conservation, not economic, but basically ethical, urging the need for an ecological conscience. Recommended."--Library Journal, "To read this book is not only to acquire much useful information, but to develop a keener eye and a sharper ear for the world of nature and a greater respect for the land."--The Christian Science Monitor, "There is a rudeness and vigor to Leopold's writing that goes directly tothe heart of the subject and to the heart of the reader. His Almanac is one ofthe seminal works of the environmental movement and much admired....As importanta book today as when it was when first published in 1949."--The BostonGlobe, "There is a rudeness and vigor to Leopold's writing that goes directly to the heart of the subject and to the heart of the reader. His Almanac is one of the seminal works of the environmental movement and much admired....As important a book today as when it was when first published in1949."--The Boston Globe, "To read this book is not only to acquire much useful information, but todevelop a keener eye and a sharper ear for the world of nature and a greaterrespect for the land."--The Christian Science Monitor, "By a born naturalist, true sportsman and able writer. Delightfulessays.... [Leopold] develops a fine concept of conservation, not economic, butbasically ethical, urging the need for an ecological conscience.Recommended."--Library Journal, "By a born naturalist, true sportsman and able writer. Delightful essays.... [Leopold] develops a fine concept of conservation, not economic, but basically ethical, urging the need for an ecological conscience. Recommended."--Library Journal, "We have Sand County Almanac to demonstrate just how exceptional Leopold was in his highly informed passion for land. [This] handsome new commemorative edition will be welcomed by afficionados whose paperback copies have gone the way of paper acid. It contains the fine original drawings ofCharles W. Schartz, and is highly recommended to anyone who might care to glimpse the plateau forests of Arizona in 1909, the green lagoons of the Colorado Delta in 1922, or the guacamaja parrot flocks of Chihuahua in 1936 through the eyes of a man who was there in body and spirit."--The New YorkTimes Book Review
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Edition DescriptionSpecial
SynopsisThis 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, it combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. It is a unique book, a classic work of conservation, the forefunner of such important books as Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire, and Robert Finch's The Primal Place.