A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
1968 · book
First published in 1949 A Sand County Almanaccombines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. Written with an unparalleled understanding of the ways of nature, the book includes a section on the monthly changes of the Wisconsin countryside; another part that 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; and a final section in which Leopold addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. As the forerunner of such important books as Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire, and Robert Finch's ThePrimal Place, this classic work remains as relevant today as it was sixty-five years ago. Contents 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 fork July: Great possessions. Prairie breakfast. 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. II. THE QUALITY OF A LANDSCAPE Wisconsin: Marshland elegy. The sand counties. Odyssey. On a Monument to the Pigeon. Flambeau. Deadening. Illinois and Iowa: Illinois bus ride. Red