Illuminates the conservationist's quest for answers to a fundamental question: how can people live prosperously on the land and keep it healthy, too?

A household icon of the environmental movement, Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) may be 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 might live in concert with the whole community of life. Using a fresh study of Leopold's unpublished archival materials, Julianne Lutz Newton retraces the intellectual journey that generated such passion and intelligence.