#4 in Nature & environment
A Sand County Almanac
- 272
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“A Sand County Almanac” remains a landmark of American conservation writing, part nature diary and part case for a land ethic. Aldo Leopold’s essays observe the country around his home in Sauk County, Wisconsin; his son published them a year after his death. Some readers value its wry humour and the land-ethic essay; others would prefer plainer narrative to its almost poetic prose. Students of ecology or forestry will get the most from it.
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About the book
A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There is a 1949 non-fiction book by American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist Aldo Leopold. Describing the land around the author's home in Sauk County, Wisconsin, the collection of essays advocate Leopold's idea of a "land ethic", or a responsible relationship existing between people and the land they inhabit. Edited and published by his son, Luna, a year after Leopold's death, the book is considered a landmark in the American conservation movement. Interspersed throughout the book are illustrations by American wildlife artist Charles W. Schwartz.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 69 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Nature & environment average of 8.1. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 5 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 64 | 93% |
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How long is A Sand County Almanac?
It has 272 pages — shorter than 83% of the ranked books in Nature & environment.
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