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Aldo Leopold’s Odyssey: Rediscovering the Author of A Sand County Almanac

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A household icon of the environmental movement, Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) could also be probably the most quoted conservationist in history. A Sand County Almanac has sold millions of copies and his lyrical writings are venerated for their perceptions about land and how people may live in concert with the entire community of life.

But who is the man at the back of the words? How did he arrive at his profound and poetic insights, inspiring generations of environmentalists? Building on past scholarship and a fresh study of Leopold’s unpublished archival materials, Julianne Lutz Newton retraces the intellectual journey that generated such passion and intelligence.

Aldo Leopold’s Odyssey illuminates his lifelong quest for answers to a fundamental issue: how can people live prosperously at the land and keep it healthy, too? Leopold’s journey took him from Iowa to Yale to the Southwest to Wisconsin, with fascinating stops along learn how to probe the causes of early land settlement failures, give a contribution to the emerging science of ecology, and craft a new vision for land use.

More than a biography, this articulate volume is a guide to at least one man’s intellectual growth, and an inspirational resource for any individual pondering the relationships between people and the land. A household icon of the environmental movement, Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) could also be probably the most quoted conservationist in history. A Sand County Almanac has sold millions of copies and his lyrical writings are venerated for their perceptions about land and how people may live in concert with the entire community of life.

But who is the man at the back of the words? How did he arrive at his profound and poetic insights, inspiring generations of environmentalists? Building on past scholarship and a fresh study of Leopold’s unpublished archival materials, Julianne Lutz Newton retraces the intellectual journey that generated such passion and intelligence.

Aldo Leopold’s Odyssey illuminates his lifelong quest for answers to a fundamental issue: how can people live prosperously at the land and keep it healthy, too? Leopold’s journey took him from Iowa to Yale to the Southwest to Wisconsin, with fascinating stops along learn how to probe the causes of early land settlement failures, give a contribution to the emerging science of ecology, and craft a new vision for land use.

More than a biography, this articulate volume is a guide to at least one man’s intellectual growth, and an inspirational resource for any individual pondering the relationships between people and the land.

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