Primary documents as sources of historical data.

Aldo Leopold (author, outdoorsman, conservationist, wildlife biologist)

Wilderness and the American Mind

“A Man’s Leisure Time,” Round River (1953).

Select a paragraph or more from the reading about “A Man’s Leisure Time,” in Round River and be ready to read it and explain what it means to the class

Paragraph: Pages

What does he say?

Outline

What is the meaning of what he wrote:

What does Leopold mean by the term “leisure?”

A. how does he relate the concept of hobbies to being human
B. what sort of human being is he describing

Describe each of these references’ importance:

• What is a hobby anyway?
  
• becoming serious is a grievous fault..."
  
• The German collector of crinoids / chips

What has leisure time, particularly modern hobbies, have to do with wilderness?

The cube or box of wilderness has how many dimensions?