Hippie Homesteaders: Arts, Crafts, Music and Living on the Land in West Virginia

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HIPPIE HOMESTEADERS West Virginia University Press, Morgantown 26506 Copyright 2014 Carter Taylor Seaton All rights reserved First edition published 2014 by West Virginia University Press Printed in the United States of America 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ISBN: PB: 978-1-938228-90-2 EPUB: 978-1-938228-91-9 PDF: 978-1-938228-92-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Seaton, Carter Taylor. Hippie homesteaders : arts, crafts, music and living on the land in West Virginia / Carter Taylor Seaton. p. cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-938228-90-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 1-938228-90-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-938228-91-9 (epub) -- ISBN 1-938228-91-X (epub) -- ISBN 978-1-938228-92-6 (pdf) -- ISBN 1-938228-92-8 (pdf) 1. West Virginia--Biography. 2. Artisans--West Virginia--Biography 3. Hippies--West Virginia- -History. 4. Handicraft--West Virginia--History. 5. Arts--West Virginia--History. 6. Urbanrural migration--West Virginia. 7. Counterculture--United States--Biography. 8. Youth protest movements--United States--Biography. 9. Country life--West Virginia. I. Title. F240.S43 2014 975.4--dc23 2013035012 WVU Press gratefully acknowledges financial support for this book from Robert and Molly Lehman and the Fetzer Institute. Photo credits: Carter Taylor Seaton (top) by Rick Lee. Back flap and cover photos, from left: V. C. and Damienne Dibble clearing land, 1972 (photo courtesy of the Dibbles); Norm Sartorius carving; Joe Lung at the wheel; Connie McColley weaving a basket (photos by Ric MacDowell). Cover illustration by Liz Pavlovic. Cover design by Liz Pavlovic and Than Saffel. Book design by Than Saffel and Nathan Holmes. For Allison, who first asked the question. ...