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- Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
This biography of Aldo Leopold follows him from his childhood as a precocious naturalist to his profoundly influential role in the development of conservation and modern environmentalism in the United States. This edition includes a new preface by author Curt Meine and an appreciation by acclaimed Kentucky writer and farmer Wendell Berry.
Table of Contents
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- Aldo Leopold:A Reader’s Testimony
- pp. xi-xvi
- Preface to the 2010 Edition
- pp. xvii-xxxii
- Preface to the 1988 Edition
- pp. xxxiii-xxxiv
- Acknowledgments
- p. xxxv
- Part I: Midwest
- Ch. 1: Sources (1847-1887)
- pp. 3-11
- Ch. 2: Prospect Hill (1887-1904)
- pp. 12-29
- Part II: East
- Ch. 3: Lawrenceville (1904-1905)
- pp. 33-50
- Ch. 4: New Haven (1905-1906)
- pp. 51-61
- Ch. 5: Forest School (1906-1909)
- pp. 62-83
- Part III: Southwest
- Ch. 8: On Top (1913-1915)
- pp. 124-143
- Ch. 10: Chief of Operations (1919-1922)
- pp. 175-210
- Ch. 11: Pioneers and Gullies (1923-1924)
- pp. 211-228
- Part IV: Wisconsin
- Ch. 12: A Fish out of Water (1924-1928)
- pp. 231-258
- Ch. 13: Game Methods (1928-1932)
- pp. 259-290
- Ch. 14: Consulting Forester (1932-1933)
- pp. 291-307
- Ch. 15: The Professor (1933-1934)
- pp. 308-339
- Ch. 16: The Value of Wilderness (1934-1935)
- pp. 340-361
- Ch. 18: Digging Deeper (1939-1941)
- pp. 397-429
- Ch. 19: Land Use and Democracy (1942-1945)
- pp. 430-473
- Ch. 21: Finale (1947-1948)
- pp. 506-520
- Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography
- pp. 533-534
- Bibliography
- pp. 589-620
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299249038
Related ISBN(s)
9780299249045
MARC Record
OCLC
794700680
Pages
672
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2010
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