A Sand County Almanac
by Leopold, Aldo
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Synopsis
A Sand County Almanac is a 1949 non-fiction book written by American ecologist and environmentalist Aldo Leopold. Describing the land around Leopold's home in Sauk County, Wisconsin and his thoughts on developing a "land ethic," it was edited and published by his son, Luna, a year after Leopold's death from a heart attack. The collection of essays is considered to be a landmark book in the American conservation movement.
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- Bookseller
- Defunct Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 053630
- Title
- A Sand County Almanac
- Author
- Leopold, Aldo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 1952
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