A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There [Paperback]

First published in 1949 and praised inThe New York Times Book Reviewas full of beauty and vigor and bite, A Sand County Almanaccombines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with a call for changing our understanding of land management.Few books have had a greater impact thanA Sand County Almanac, which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and fauna in a rural part of Wisconsin, the book, originally published by Oxford in 1949, 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; a final section addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. Beloved for its description and evocation of the natural world, Leopold's book, which has sold well over 2 million copies, remains a foundational text in environmental science and a national treasure.PART I: A SAND COUNTY ALMANACJanuary:January ThawFebruary:Good OakMarch:The Geese ReturnApril:Come High Water; Draba; Bur Oak; Sky DanceMay:Back from the ArgentineJune:The Alder FolkJuly:Great Possessions; Prairie BirthdayAugust:The Green PastureSeptember:The Choral CopseOctober:Smoky Gold; Too Early; Red LanternsNovember:If I Were the Wind; Axe-in-Hand; A Mighty FortressDecember:Home Range; Pines above the Snow; 65290PART II: SKETCHES HERE AND THEREWisconsin:Marshland Elegy; The Sand Counties; Odyssey; On a Monument to the Pigeon; FlambeauIllinois and Iowa:Illinois Bus Ride; Red Legs KickingArizona and New Mexico:On Top; Thinking Like a Mountain; EscudillaChihuahua and Sonora:Guacamaja; The Green Lagoons; Song of the GavilanOregon and Utah:Cheat Takes OverManitoba:Clandeboyl³(