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Writing From the Woods: Surveying the Literature of Opting Out

As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland traces the American tradition of examining the outdoors with loving precision, from Henry David Thoreau to Annie Dillard.

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Opting Out: What Is Homesteading, and Why Does It Matter Today?

As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland follows the evolution of “homesteading,” from historic government policy to part-time lifestyle of self-sufficiency.

Eva Holland

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Opting Out: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity

As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland spoke with Emily Matchar about her new book on how women are reviving some of the traditional skills and crafts of their grandmothers.

Eva Holland

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Opting Out: Papa Pilgrim and the Lure of Off-Grid Wilderness Living

As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland spoke with Tom Kizzia about his new book on the 17-person family that settled down in the ghost town of McCarthy, Alaska.

Eva Holland

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Opting Out: Preparing for the End of the World

As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland considers the extremes that preppers, or survivalists, are prepared for.

Eva Holland

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Opting Out: An Introduction

We're telling stories all week about people who opt out of society on some level—homesteaders, back-to-the-landers, anti-government survivalists.

Eva Holland

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The Peacemaker

Did a popular young political leader plot to commit mass murder in Alaska?

Eva Holland