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We Are As Gods: Back to the Land in the 1970s on the Quest for a New America
Kate Daloz
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Description for We Are As Gods: Back to the Land in the 1970s on the Quest for a New America
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6-pp. B/W insert on text. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 39. Weight in Grams: 622.
At the dawn of the 1970s, waves of hopeful idealists abandoned the city and headed for the country, convinced that a better life awaited. They were full of dreams, mostly lacking in practical skills, and soon utterly out of money. But they knew paradise when they saw it.When Loraine, Craig, Pancake, Hershe, and a dozen of their friends came into possession of 116 acres in Vermont, they had big plans: to grow their own food, build their own shelter, and create an enlightened community. They had little idea that at the same moment, all over the country, a million other ... Read more
At the dawn of the 1970s, waves of hopeful idealists abandoned the city and headed for the country, convinced that a better life awaited. They were full of dreams, mostly lacking in practical skills, and soon utterly out of money. But they knew paradise when they saw it.When Loraine, Craig, Pancake, Hershe, and a dozen of their friends came into possession of 116 acres in Vermont, they had big plans: to grow their own food, build their own shelter, and create an enlightened community. They had little idea that at the same moment, all over the country, a million other ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
621g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781610392259
SKU
V9781610392259
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About Kate Daloz
Kate Daloz received her MFA from Columbia University, where she also taught undergraduate writing and served as assistant director of the Writing centre. She teaches in the writing centre at Baruch College and works as a freelance writing consultant. Daloz grew up in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, in the geodesic dome her parents built after coming home from the Peace Corps. ... Read more
Reviews for We Are As Gods: Back to the Land in the 1970s on the Quest for a New America
A loving but honest history...Daloz has the journalist's gift for getting people to explain themselves, the historian's ability to explain the context in which they made their choices, and the novelist's power for revealing character through action, plot, and the perfectly chosen detail.
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