具体描述
Logan Ward and his wife, Heather, were prototypical New Yorkers circa 2000: their lives steeped in ambition, work, and stress. Feeling their souls grow numb, wanting their toddler son to see the stars at night, the Wards made a plan. They would return to their native South, find a farm, and for one year live exactly as people did in 1900 Virginia: without a car or electricity–and with only the food they could grow themselves. It was a project that would push their relationship to the brink–and illuminate stunning hardships and equally remarkable surprises.
From Logan’s emotionally charged battles with Belle, the family workhorse, to Heather’s daily trials with a wood-fired cooking stove and a constant siege of garden pests and cantankerous animals, the Wards were soon overwhelmed by their new life. At the same time as Logan and Heather struggled with their increasingly fragile relationship, as their son relished simple joys, the couple discovered something else: within their self-imposed time warp, they had found a community, a sense of belonging, and an appreciation both for what we’ve lost–and what we’ve gained–across a century of change.
作者简介
Logan Ward worked as a freelance adventure-travel writer for 10 years and has written articles for House Beautiful, Men's Journal, National Geographic Adventure, The New York Times, Popular Science, This Old House, and others. He is a contributing editor for Southern Accents and has been a contributing editor for American Photo, Coastal Living, and Entrée. His 1998 book An Explorer's Guide to the Field Museum was the winner of the Illinois Association of Museums' Superior Achievement Award. He is one of the creators of the humor publication Bubba Magazine. He lives in Stounton, Virginia.
目录信息
PART ONE: GREEN
Chapter One: Goodbye, New York 1
Chapter Two: Old Year’s Eve 15
Chapter Three: Expedition to Nowhere 35
Chapter Four: How I Learn to Drive 57
Chapter Five: Waiting for Rain 83
PART TWO: SEASONED
Chapter Six: Picking, Cleaning, Shelling, Shucking 107
Chapter Seven: News from the Future 125
Chapter Eight: Under Fire 143
Chapter Nine: Home for the Holidays 161
Chapter Ten: Winter 181
Chapter Eleven: Breeding Season 199
Chapter Twelve: Back to the Future 213
Epilogue 235
Great-Grandma McEndree’s Black Fruitcake 239
Acknowledgments 243
About the Author 245
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