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Scott Nearing

This person is one of the authors of the book who preferred to live a life away from the materialistic world in which many people were caught up.

Helen Nearing

This person is referred to as the master mason, and it is said that she personally designed and oversaw the building of the house in Maine at a time when women were largely confined to domestic roles.

L.P. Martin

This individual was the real estate agent who sold the authors their farm in Vermont.

Peter Ellonen

This person was a Finn and was the man who owned the farm in Vermont prior to the authors.

Ernest Flagg

This person was a New York architect and was credited with designing the forms used by the authors in their stone and concrete construction projects.

Floyd Hurd

This person was born in Vermont and was part Indian. The...

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