This one volume edition of Living the Good Life and Continuing the Good Life brings these classics on rural homesteading together.
"Scott Nearing lived one hundred years, from 1883 to 1983--a life spanning most of the twentieth century. In his early years, Nearing made his name as a formidable opponent of child labor and military imperialism.
...an eminently worthwhile footnote to social history. --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ...Sherman succeeds impressively in capturing the very best of Nearing's wit and wisdom. --HEALTH SCIENCE
The book, in which war, famine and poverty were discussed, described a nineteen-year back to the land experiment and also advocated a modern day homesteading.