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Bradford Angier (May 13, 1910 – March 3, 1997) was an American wilderness survivalist and proponent of back-to-earth living. He authored more than 35 books on how to survive in the wild and how to live off the land according to minimalist precepts. In 1947 Angier and his new wife, Vena (Elvena, 1914–2011), were living in Boston, Massachusetts.
The book received acclaim for its honest and engaging portrayal of living off the land. Robert Macfarlane, author of The Wild Places, praised it for its blend of humor, honesty, and insightful commentary on the land. [1] [better source needed] The Sunday Telegraph highlighted its fascinating account and meditative quality. [2]
Richard Louis Proenneke (/ ˈ p r ɛ n ə k iː /; May 4, 1916 – April 20, 2003) was an American self-educated naturalist, conservationist, writer, and wildlife photographer who, from the age of about 51, lived alone for nearly thirty years (1968–1998) in the mountains of Alaska in a log cabin that he constructed by hand near the shore of Twin Lakes.
There, he entered the Alaskan bush with minimal supplies, hoping to live simply off the land. On the eastern bank of the Sushana River, McCandless found an abandoned bus, Fairbanks Bus 142, which he used as a makeshift shelter until his death. In September, his body, weighing only 67 pounds (30 kg), was found inside the bus by a hunter.
My Side of the Mountain is a middle-grade adventure novel written and illustrated by American writer Jean Craighead George published by E. P. Dutton in 1959. [1] It features a boy who learns courage, independence, and the need for companionship while attempting to live in the Catskill Mountains of New York State.
Not having any other option, the marooned explorers settled down to make the moon their home, befriending the indigenous inhabitants, the Jollys, exploring, learning to live off the land, and, most important, raising families. They struggled to survive natural disasters and unexpected attacks from the sea.
Schocken Books republished Living the Good Life from the original plates and with a foreword from Paul Goodman. The book sold 50,000 copies its first year, [1] and became seminal in the late-20th-century American back-to-the-land movement, [4] putting the Nearings in the national spotlight. [5]
Alicia Bay Laurel (born Alice Carla Kaufman, May 14, 1949 in Hollywood, California) is an American artist, author, and musician. [1] Laurel is best known for her 1970 book Living On The Earth, a notable guide for participants in the American back-to-the-land movement of the 1960s and 1970s.