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Hippie Homesteaders: Arts, Crafts, Music, and Living on the Land in West Virginia by Carter Taylor Seaton (review)

Hippie Homesteaders: Arts, Crafts, Music, and Living on the Land in West Virginia by Carter... Book Reviews Hippie Homesteaders: Arts, Crafts, Music, and Living on the Land in West Virginia. By Carter Taylor Seaton. (Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2014. Pp. ix, 267.) Every few decades, it seems, Americans express a collective yearning for the countryside. They long to escape the frenetic pace of urban life, reassert their autonomy in the face of demanding bosses, and rest their eyes on trees and hills rather than concrete and cars. The rural impulse was particularly pronounced during the tumultuous 1970s. Thousands of people--perhaps over one million--migrated to rural areas to become self-sufficient. Although there were a few important exceptions, the vast majority of "back-to-the-land" migrants were young, middleclass, and well-educated whites who found little satisfaction with the mainstream consumer culture. How and why many of them chose to come to West Virginia, and how they influenced the state's cultural landscape, is the topic of this book. Seaton's examination of West Virginia back-to-the-landers begins with self-reflection and, specifically, an explanation of how she first came into contact with the new arrivals. As the state looked forward to its centennial celebration in 1963, economic boosters sought ways to showcase state talent in the arts and music, as http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies West Virginia University Press

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Book Reviews Hippie Homesteaders: Arts, Crafts, Music, and Living on the Land in West Virginia. By Carter Taylor Seaton. (Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2014. Pp. ix, 267.) Every few decades, it seems, Americans express a collective yearning for the countryside. They long to escape the frenetic pace of urban life, reassert their autonomy in the face of demanding bosses, and rest their eyes on trees and hills rather than concrete and cars. The rural impulse was particularly pronounced during the tumultuous 1970s. Thousands of people--perhaps over one million--migrated to rural areas to become self-sufficient. Although there were a few important exceptions, the vast majority of "back-to-the-land" migrants were young, middleclass, and well-educated whites who found little satisfaction with the mainstream consumer culture. How and why many of them chose to come to West Virginia, and how they influenced the state's cultural landscape, is the topic of this book. Seaton's examination of West Virginia back-to-the-landers begins with self-reflection and, specifically, an explanation of how she first came into contact with the new arrivals. As the state looked forward to its centennial celebration in 1963, economic boosters sought ways to showcase state talent in the arts and music, as

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West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies – West Virginia University Press

Published: Aug 8, 2015

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