Payne Hollow, Life on the Fringe of Society (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

...curiously in tune with the ideals of our young environmentalists, yet practical and competent....As pretty a little book as I have seen in years....
Barry Bingham, Sr., Louisville Courier Journal --Louisville Courier Journal --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description

This is a new edition with an Afterword by Don Wallis and a Publisher's Note about the history of the book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Gnomon Press (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0917788664
• ISBN-13: 978-0917788666
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #428,580 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a story of simple life with the land, February 19, 1999

By A Customer

This is a wonderful book about life outside of normal hustle and bustle of modern life. Harlan and his wife, Anna, lived in Payne Hollow, and spent their time living from the land and with the land. They built their home, tended their garden, fished the river, and lived their lives there. It is in some ways a beautiful love story that reminded me of what it would be like to be a castaway on a desert island. But in this case, one is castaway in the hills of Kentucky, on the Ohio river.

The book is really a journal of their lives there, and when reading it, one feels how simple yet full lives their lives were. From Harlan's rising early in the winter mornings to tend the goats, to the early passages about working by lantern light on simple tasks, to the way he wrote about the seasonal rhythms, I was taken with their story. I found that it was a tender book to read, and I found that the way they lived was so much more than the suburbanites. Harsher, perhaps, but more. The book has some sketches by Harlan, and some woodcuts. A great story.

5.0 out of 5 stars Payne Hollow, December 16, 2008

By	Captain Success (Louisville, KY, USA) - See all my reviews

Harlan Hubbard continues his life story from Shantyboat. In Payne Hollow, you will read of 30 plus years of living by his own methods and means. This is Hubbard's version of Thoreau's Walden. A great book.