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35%OFFWilliam Coperthwaite - A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity - 9781933392479 - V9781933392479
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A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity

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Description for A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Color Photos, Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSS; RNU; VS; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 498.

William Coperthwaite is a teacher, builder, designer, and writer who for many years hasexplored the possibilities of true simplicity on a homestead on the north coast of Maine. In the spirit of Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, and Helen and Scott Nearing, Coperthwaite has fashioned a livelihood of integrity and completeness-buying almost nothing, providing for his own needs, and serving as a guide and companion to hundreds of apprentices drawn to his unique way of being.

A Handmade Life carries Coperthwaite's ongoing experiments with hand tools, hand-grown and gathered food, and handmade shelter, clothing, and furnishings out into the ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
White River Junction, United States
ISBN
9781933392479
SKU
V9781933392479
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-27

About William Coperthwaite
William Coperthwaite was a native of Maine who traveled the world in search of folk-art techniques and subsistence skills. Impressed by the beauty and intelligence of the traditional central Asian nomadic tents called "yurts," Coperthwaite adapted and introduced to North America yurt design and construction. For four decades he participated in building more than three hundred yurts for family homes, ... Read more

Reviews for A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity
Publishers Weekly- Serene and thoughtful, this rambling scrapbook by Maine native and yurt-house builder Coperthwaite provides a vision of a life lived simply and self-sufficiently. From violence to education to how to build a "democratic chair" or make an axe, Coperthwaite covers an abundance of topics as he describes his version of a "handmade life" and explains why such ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity


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