A Long Way from Anywhere: Living Off-Grid in the American West - Softcover

Esty, Norah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1963115481 ISBN 13: 9781963115482

Verlag: Unsolicited Press, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

In A Long Way from Anywhere: Living Off-Grid in the American West, Norah Esty shares her unexpected journey from a math prodigy and tenured professor to a homesteader in the remote wilds of Eastern Oregon. After earning her Ph.D. at U.C. Berkeley and securing a comfortable academic career in Boston, Norah and her husband Jim stunned everyone-including themselves-by abandoning urban life for an off-grid existence. Inspired by authors like Michael Pollan and Wendell Berry, they traded their city condo for a rural homestead, despite having no plan, homesteading experience, or background in rural living.With enthusiasm as their guide, Norah and Jim quickly learned the challenges of living off-grid. From raising livestock to butchering rabbits, operating tractors to troubleshooting generators, every day brought new lessons and unexpected hardships. Life in the wilderness offered moments of wonder-wolves howling in the hills, mountain lions crossing through snow-but also stark realities, like dealing with predators and the isolation of being far from medical help. Through it all, Norah reflects on the joys and perils of off-grid living, offering a candid, insightful look at the challenges of leaving behind the familiar to embrace the unknown.

Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Raised in Montana, Norah Esty started out as a math geek. She studied topological dynamics at Berkeley, co-authored a textbook in West Virginia, and won teaching awards in Boston. She now lives off-grid in Oregon writing poetry, raising sheep, and trying to learn Icelandic.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Unsolicited Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1963115481
• ISBN 13: 9781963115482
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 218
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Deutschland