Fierce Green Fire

Zusatztext The book is well written and readable... Recommended. Informationen zum Autor Author Lorbiecki, an adjunct professor of writing at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, has remained a respected expert in the field as demonstrated by her ongoing speaking and writing engagements on Leopold and conservation ethics. Besides Lorbiecki's compelling nonfiction works for adults, she has over 25 award-winning children's books. Most explore the relationships between people and the land. Klappentext The first edition of Lorbiecki's biography on Aldo Leopold has remained the only biography for the general public on Leopold short, readable, with historic photographs, and context on the whole history of American conservation. This new edition offers the same thorough dedication to subject, as well as a commentary on twenty-first century conservation efforts. Zusammenfassung The first edition of Lorbiecki's biography on Aldo Leopold has remained the only biography for the general public on Leopold --short, readable, with historic photographs, and context on the whole history of American conservation. This new edition offers the same thorough dedication to subject, as well as a commentary on twenty-first century conservation efforts. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTS Author's Note Introduction: A Daughter's Reflection by Nina Leopold Bradley, and Reflections Upon the Reflections Part I: Aldo Leopold's Life and Writings Lug-ins-land: 1887-1901 Ornithologists and Explorations: 1901-03 The Naturalist Out East: 1903-05 Women and Wise Use: 1905-09 A Cowboy in Love: 1909-12 New Life and Near Death: 1912-14 Save that Game: 1915-19 A Wild Proposal: 1919-24 Surveying the Field: 1924-33 The Land Laboratories: 1933-36 The Professor: 1937-39 Paths of Violence: 1939-45 Great Possessions: 1945-1948 Adios and Happy Trails, 1948 Part II: Updates from Here and There All in the Family Aldo's Students and Colleagues The Shack Land and The Aldo Leopold Foundation The Wilderness Idea The Farmer As Conservationist ... and Restorationist The Endangered Species and Youth - Keeping All the Cogs and Wheels The Round River - Conservation Economics Part III: The Upshot The Land Ethic Love and the Restoration of Ourselves Endnotes Books by Aldo Leopold Selected Sources Acknowledgments and Photo Credits Index ...

The book is well written and readable... Recommended.

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Author Lorbiecki, an adjunct professor of writing at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, has remained a respected expert in the field as demonstrated by her ongoing speaking and writing engagements on Leopold and conservation ethics. Besides Lorbiecki's compelling nonfiction works for adults, she has over 25 award-winning children's books. Most explore the relationships between people and the land.

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The first edition of Lorbiecki's biography on Aldo Leopold has remained the only biography for the general public on Leopold short, readable, with historic photographs, and context on the whole history of American conservation. This new edition offers the same thorough dedication to subject, as well as a commentary on twenty-first century conservation efforts.

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• CONTENTS

• Author's Note

• Introduction: A Daughter's Reflection by Nina Leopold Bradley, and Reflections Upon the Reflections

• Part I: Aldo Leopold's Life and Writings

• Lug-ins-land: 1887-1901

• Ornithologists and Explorations: 1901-03

• The Naturalist Out East: 1903-05

• Women and Wise Use: 1905-09

• A Cowboy in Love: 1909-12

• New Life and Near Death: 1912-14

• Save that Game: 1915-19

• A Wild Proposal: 1919-24

• Surveying the Field: 1924-33

• The Land Laboratories: 1933-36

• The Professor: 1937-39

• Paths of Violence: 1939-45

• Great Possessions: 1945-1948

• Adios and Happy Trails, 1948

• Part II: Updates from Here and There

• All in the Family

• Aldo's Students and Colleagues

• The Shack Land and The Aldo Leopold Foundation

• The Wilderness Idea

• The Farmer As Conservationist ... and Restorationist

• The Endangered Species and Youth - Keeping All the Cogs and Wheels

• The Round River - Conservation Economics

• Part III: The Upshot

• The Land Ethic

• Love and the Restoration of Ourselves

• Endnotes

• Books by Aldo Leopold

• Selected Sources

• Acknowledgments and Photo Credits

• Index