Ralph Borsodi (1886–1977)
Autor von Flight from the City: An Experiment in Creative Living on the Land
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- Geburtstag
- 1886-12-20
- Todestag
- 1977-10-26
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- New York, New York, USA
- Sterbeort
- Exeter, New Hampshire, USA
- Wohnorte
- New York, New York, USA
Rockland County, New York, USA
Melbourne, Florida, USA
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA - Berufe
- agrarian theorist
- Organisationen
- Bayard Land Community
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- 12
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- #238,154
- Bewertung
- 4.0
- Rezensionen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 8
This is an entertaining and thought-provoking book! One of those books where I have my phone in my hand while I read it so that I can take pictures of great little passages and quotable bits.
It's hard to pick my favorite part, but I really enjoyed the short passage about a fictional 6-day vacation at an eating resort. It was written like a 19th-century progressive advertisement for the wonderful world of tomorrow, but the author was clearly revolted. I loved the phrase "the most delicate and pleasing modernizations of the old Roman vomitoriums", and it's awesome that the word "vomitoriums" is in the index.
What a treat! The third, practical section of the book can get a little dry in places - there is a list of electrical appliances on a farm, following a table of kilowatt-hours/month/family of typical electrical devices in the 1920s, but that kind very pragmatic approach distinguishes this book from a generic "modernity.. Ewww!" book. The author clearly had an alternative in mind and he's clearly done his homework!
Thanks to Underworld Amusements for giving this neglected gem a new audience!… (mehr)