A Sand County Almanac
by Leopold, Aldo
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor/Poor Jacket
- Seller
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin, 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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- Seller
- Recycled Records and Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 32870
- Title
- A Sand County Almanac
- Author
- Leopold, Aldo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- Poor Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Bookseller catalogs
- Wisconsin Related;
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