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“From the moment that the first plow blade bit into the crust, the homesteaders began to destroy the foundations of their new life, and in a very few years the crust was gone--used up, scattered, blown away by the dry summer winds.”

Plowing Homesteading Plow Homesteader

Book:Bad Land: An American Romance

Source: Bad Land: An American Romance

“We were going home. The mountains might seem hostile to some people, but they were a shelter and a blessing for me. I lived in their shadows. As they have strength to my ancestors long ago, they gave strength to me now.”

Mountains Pioneer Smoky Mountains Homesteader

Book:Dorie: Woman of the Mountains

Source: Dorie: Woman of the Mountains

“Here in the country, on a little farm in southern Georgia, I am building a quiet life of resistance. I am a radical peasant, and every day I take out my little hammer, and I keep building.”

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Book:The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food

Source: The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food