Aldo Leopold : his life and work / Curt Meine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meine, Curt.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leopold, Aldo, 1887-1948.

Leopold, Aldo.

Naturalists--Wisconsin--Biography.

Naturalists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (655 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, WI : University of Wisconsin Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Part I. Midwest

Part II. East

Part III. Southwest

Part IV. Wisconsin.

Sources (1843-1887)

Prospect Hill (1887-1904)

Lawrenceville (1904-1905)

New Haven (1905-1906)

Forest School (1906-1909)

Apache: The Breaks of the Blue (1909-1911)

Carson: A Delightful Turmoil (1911-1913)

On Top (1913-1915)

“To Promote the Protection and Enjoyment of Wild Things … ” (1915-1919)

Chief of Operations (1919-1922)

Pioneers and Gullies (1923-1924)

A Fish out of Water (1924-1928)

“Game Methods: The American Way” (1928-1932)

Consulting Forester (1932-1933)

The Professor (1933-1934)

The Value of Wilderness (1934-1935)

Toward a Biotic View of Land (1936-1939)

Digging Deeper (1939-1941)

Land Use and Democracy (1942-1945)

A Portent of a Different Future (1945-1947)

Finale (1947-1948).

Notes:

Originally published: c1988. With new front matter.

"With a new preface by the author and an appreciation by Wendell Berry"--Cover.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

9786612738814

9781282738812

128273881X

9780299249038

0299249034

OCLC:

44961833

Publisher Number:

2027/heb33023 hdl