See You in a Hundred Years: Discover One Young Family's Search for a Simpler Life . . . Four Seasons of Living in the Year 1900

interesting read... took place in 2001 and it's told from the husband's point of view, which is pretty humerous

Deciding to see if they can survive living as if it were 1900 on a farm, a family heads to Virginia to live the life. Funny, poignant, interesting and an all-over good read.

Incredible Book! This Christmas I also got it for several friends Incredible book got copies for my friends this Christmas as well. Also made baskets filled with items you could make or purchase 100 years ago.

If anyone's ever wondered what life would be like without Publix and Walgreen's, this is the book for you.

This is a leisurely read of a family who decides to move from New York City to rural Virginia; and, much more importantly, live without technology that did not exist in the year 1900. This is not an updated Walden. The autobiographer certainly extolls the virtues of living off the land, getting off the grid, and many other sustainability-type coloquialisms. However, the family quickly...more

This is a leisurely read of a family who decides to move from New York City to rural Virginia; and, much more importantly, live without technology that did not exist in the year 1900. This is not an updated Walden. The autobiographer certainly extolls the virtues of living off the land, getting off the grid, and many other sustainability-type coloquialisms. However, the family quickly learns that life with modern techonology is very difficult. For the first several month of the experiment, the family found themselves more stressed, not less. And by the end, (spoiler alert: but the this story is about the journey, not the destination) the family eventually gives up not only their pre-modern life, but also all of their pristine surroundings for a return to the modern inconveniences of their past lives. Pretty soon, these folks could not even find time to grow a garden. So, more power to Ward if this book was financially successful. But, Ward unintentionally proved the point of many anti-environmentalists that life before modern technology pretty much sucked. See You in a Hundred Years is nice night-time reading. But, keep looking if you desire some type sustainability morality.   hide

I never got a good idea of the whys and wherefores of this radical decision. Not the best one of these type of books that I have read.