This special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanaccommemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one ofthe foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949, itcombines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken andhighly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. It is a uniquebook, a classic work of conservation, the forefunner of such important books asAnnie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire, andRobert Finch's The Primal Place.