Paperback, epub

This book is the classic 1864 memoir that launched the American back-to-the-land movement. Author Edmund Morris recounts his courageous decision to leave the stress and anxiety of city business life for a small, ten-acre farm in New Jersey.

Part practical manual and part inspiring philosophy, this book proves that a small plot of land, managed with intelligence and care, can provide not just a living, but a life of independence, security, and happiness.
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