Cover of Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Mo dern America

Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Mo dern America

This book takes readers into the world of people who choose to live outside the networks of public utilities and state support. Nick Rosen, who has written widely on the subject, travelled across the United States to meet families and individuals who have built lives beyond municipal power and everyday conveniences, and beyond reliance on government. Their backgrounds and beliefs differ widely, spanning the whole political spectrum, yet they share a sense of how rare their way of life has become and how much determination it takes to keep it going as the country grows more connected and developed. The result is a portrait of a movement that is growing fast, told through the people who make it up.

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