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Back from the Land
Eleanor Agnew
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Description for Back from the Land
Paperback. When Eleanor Agnew and her family moved to the Maine woods in 1975, visionaries by the millions were moving back to the land in order to disconnect from the supposedly deleterious influences of modern life. This is their story, in all its glories and agonies, its triumphs and disasters. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
When Eleanor Agnew, her husband, and two young children moved to the Maine woods in 1975, the back-to-the-land movement had already attracted untold numbers of converts who had grown increasingly estranged from mainstream American society. Visionaries by the millions were moving into woods, mountains, orchards, and farmlands in order to disconnect from the supposedly deleterious influences of modern life. Fed up with capitalism, TV, Washington politics, and 9-to-5 jobs, they took up residence in log cabins, A-frames, tents, old schoolhouses, and run-down farmhouses; grew their own crops; hauled water from wells; avoided doctors in favor of natural cures; and renounced ... Read more
When Eleanor Agnew, her husband, and two young children moved to the Maine woods in 1975, the back-to-the-land movement had already attracted untold numbers of converts who had grown increasingly estranged from mainstream American society. Visionaries by the millions were moving into woods, mountains, orchards, and farmlands in order to disconnect from the supposedly deleterious influences of modern life. Fed up with capitalism, TV, Washington politics, and 9-to-5 jobs, they took up residence in log cabins, A-frames, tents, old schoolhouses, and run-down farmhouses; grew their own crops; hauled water from wells; avoided doctors in favor of natural cures; and renounced ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566636643
SKU
V9781566636643
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Ref
99-15
About Eleanor Agnew
Eleanor Agnew received her Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. She has also written My Mama's Waltz, a book for which she appeared on Oprah. Ms. Agnew is literacy coordinator for the Savannah-Chatham County Public School system. She is married with three sons and lives in Savannah, Georgia.
Reviews for Back from the Land
Interesting for anyone who has fantasized about country life.
Baltimore City Paper
Back from the Land . . . details these visionaries and their movement. . . . Provides an excellent survey.
Midwest Book Review
Agnew offers a balanced, critical view that conveys both the profound rewards as well as the stresses that the 'simple life' ... Read more
Baltimore City Paper
Back from the Land . . . details these visionaries and their movement. . . . Provides an excellent survey.
Midwest Book Review
Agnew offers a balanced, critical view that conveys both the profound rewards as well as the stresses that the 'simple life' ... Read more