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See You in a Hundred Years Logan Ward

See You in a Hundred Years By Logan Ward

See You in a Hundred Years by Logan Ward


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Years of working long hours surrounded by technology, stress and danger had taken their toll on Logan Ward and his wife Heather. They sold their belongings, packed up their 2-year-old son and moved to a farmhouse in the country. This book tells the story of this family's year in a farmhouse in Swoope, Virginia, living as if it were 1900.

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See You in a Hundred Years Summary

See You in a Hundred Years: Four Seasons in Forgotten America by Logan Ward

'The basic premise is this: If it didn't exist in 1900, we will do without.' "See You in a Hundred Years" is the story of one family's year in a farmhouse in Swoope, Virginia, living as if it were 1900 and trying to simplify their lives. Years of working long hours surrounded by technology, stress and danger had taken their toll on Logan Ward and his wife Heather, and to save their marriage and their sanity, Logan and Heather sold their belongings, packed up their 2-year-old son and moved to a run-down farmhouse in the country without any plans past surviving the year. Adventure travel writer Logan Ward chronicles their year in 1900 - what the move solved and what it didn't, what they lost and what they gained. As they struggle with recalcitrant livestock and garden - destroying bugs, rain that won't come and their own insecurities, they discover a sense of community and a sense of themselves that changes not only their marriage, but the entire Swoope, Virginia, community. Lyrically told and powerfully evocative, "See You in a Hundred Years" is a memoir for our modern age that struggles with today's growing sense of disassociation and yearning to escape the frenetic pace of daily life. It's a different kind of travel narrative, detailing not the dislocation of place, but time, and taking the reader to what may be the most lost world of all-our own past.

See You in a Hundred Years Reviews

"It is difficult to imagine any library, public or academic, that would not want to purchase this book, informed throughout by Ward's wry sense of humor, passion, and objectivity." "--Library Journal," starred review

"A lively tale, told with admirable honesty." --"Raleigh News & Observer"

"Rich with insights into the struggles and rewards he countered by turning the clock back one full century." --"Isthmus: The Daily Page"

About Logan Ward

Logan Ward has written for many magazines, including National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, Popular Mechanics, Southern Accents and Cottage Living. He lives with his wife Heather and their children Luther and Eliot in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

Additional information

CIN1933771151G
9781933771151
1933771151
See You in a Hundred Years: Four Seasons in Forgotten America by Logan Ward
Used - Good
Paperback
BenBella Books
2007-05-31
245
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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