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Hard Times in Paradise

An account of one family's life in a redwood forest describes how the Colfax's lived without electricity, running water, or a phone, and how they educated their sons, three of whom were accepted to Harvard on full scholarships.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 284 pages

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