A series of astonishing portraits of the nat.
tural world, A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC
explores the breathtaking diversity of the
unspoiled American landscape at the peak of
its beauty and majesty. Conjuring up one
‘extraordinary vision after another, Aldo
Leopold takes readers with him on the road
and through the seasons on a fantastic tour of
‘our priceless natural resources the moun,
tains and the prairies, the deserts and the
‘coastiines- ever mindful of ecology and envi
ronmental preservation. A classic collection,
A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC is a stunning
‘tibute to our land and a bold challenge 10
protect the world we love.
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First published in 1949, Aldo d's A Sand
County Almanac is now an establis environmen-
tal classic. Beginning with a beautifully written
description of the seasonal changes in nature and
their effect on the delicate ecological balance, the
book proceeds to examples of man's destructive in
terference and concludes with a plea for a Wilder-
ness esthetic that is even more urgent and timely
today than ever before.A
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ALDO LEOPOLD
Ilustrated by Charles W. Schwartz
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