Like many Americans at the dawn of the 1980s, Richard and Jeanne Coffey were confused about America's direction on the world stage. It was a good time to learn how to live independently. Bogtrotter is... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I enjoyed it very much but it wont have a widespread audienc
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
The author and his wife left the big city to live as close to nature as possible. They built a one room cabin without electricity or water and proceeded to live amongst the wildlife and try to learn as much as they could in a short period of time. I think they ended up living this way for several years. (I read this a year ago and when I saw that no one had reviewed it, I felt compelled to do so.) They were so inclined to live without disturbing the wildlife that they let a mouse build a nest inside their cabin and proceeded to watch it raise a family undisturbed. The writer describes herds of deer gathering in his yard, or spending the better part of a weekend digging for a water well. This isn't Thoreau, but after a sluggish start, it entertains and allows you a short visit into their primitive and simple lifestyle.
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