Helen Nearing

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1) The maple sugar book, together with remarks on pioneering as a way of living in the twentieth century

Author

Nearing, Helen

Series

The Good life

Pub. Date

[1975?] c1970

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Chronicles the history of maple sugaring, spanning Native American traditions through modern practices, and explains the production process from tapping through marketing; also includes an essay on the Nearings, who first published this book in 1950 and based it on their own maple business.

2) Loving and leaving the good life

Author

Nearing, Helen

Pub. Date

c1992

Formats

Book, Non-Circulating

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"Helen and Scott Nearing, authors of Living the Good Life and many other bestselling books, lived together for 53 years until Scott's death at age 100. Loving and Leaving the Good Life is Helen's testimonial to their life together and to what they stood for: self-sufficiency, generosity, social justice, and peace. In 1932, after deciding it would be better to be poor in the country than in the city, Helen and Scott moved from New York City to Vermont....