A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold
A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold
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A Sand County Almanac
And Sketches Here and There

Author: Aldo Leopold, Barbara Kingsolver

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/22/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Ecology

Synopsis

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 relationship to the land. As the forerunner to such important books as Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire, and Robert Finch's The Primal Place, this classic work remains as relevant today as it was more than seventy years ago.

About Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) began his professional career in 1909 when he joined the US Forest Service. In 1924 he became Associate Director of the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin, and in 1933 the University of Wisconsin created a chair of game management for him. His travels in Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Oregon, Manitoba, and other destinations are reflected in his writing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on August 23, 2017

What a dull world if we knew all about geese! Nature is refreshing. Even a short walk in a park can powerfully clear one’s head. For whatever reason—perhaps because our ancestors lived in trees—surrounding oneself with birches and maples produces in nearly everyone feelings of warmth, comfort, an......more

Goodreads review by Bam cooks the books on April 23, 2017

I've had this book on my shelf for ages and decided to read it in honor of Earth Day. It's a little too cold for reading outside today but the sun is shining, I have the door wall open and I'm enjoying the fresh breezes and birdsongs of spring...while listening to a few of Bach's cello suites. Perfe......more

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on October 23, 2018

This latest and best issue of the classic A Sand County Almanac captures Leopold's philosophy with magnificent photographs by Michael Sewell. This edition, in conjunction with the Aldo Leopold Foundation (which fosters an ethical relationship between people and land), includes some facsimiles of the......more

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