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New Edition of Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work by Curt Meine

Advancing the Land Ethic, Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time

October 4th, 2010

The University of Wisconsin Press has released a 2010 edition of Curt Meine’s biography of Aldo Leopold.  Meine’s book traces Leopold’s life from his Iowa childhood along the Mississippi River to his emergence as an internationally influential scientist, writer, and teacher.  Meine, who is Director for Conservation Biology and History at the Center for Humans and Nature, has contributed a new introduction that reviews Leopold’s expanding legacy in the 21st century.  The book also includes an appreciation by Wendell Berry, especially prepared for this edition.  To learn more and order a copy, visit The University of Wisconsin Press.

The cover of this book features a photo of Aldo Leopold, and mentions the appreciation by Wendell Berry.

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