A Sand County Almanac

Firstpublishedin1949andpraisedinTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewas"atrenchantbook,fullofvigorandbite,"ASandCountyAlmanaccombinessomeofthefinestnaturewritingsinceThoreauwithanoutspokenandhighlyethicalregardforAmerica'srelationshiptotheland.Writtenwithanunparalleledunderstandingofthewaysofnature,thebookincludesasectiononthemonthlychangesoftheWisconsincountryside;anotherpartthatgathersinformalpieceswrittenbyLeopoldoveraforty-yearperiodashetraveledthroughthewoodlandsofWisconsin,Iowa,Arizona,Sonora,Oregon,Manitoba,andelsewhere;andafinalsectioninwhichLeopoldaddressesthephilosophicalissuesinvolvedinwildlifeconservation.AstheforerunnerofsuchimportantbooksasAnnieDillard'sPilgrimatTinkerCreek,EdwardAbbey'sDesertSolitaire,andRobertFinch'sThePrimalPlace,thisclassicworkremainsasrelevanttodayasitwasfortyyearsago.