{"product_id":"9781594631580","title":"The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today's America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An in-depth and compelling account of diverse Americans living off the grid.” \u003ci\u003e—Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe radical search for the simple life in today’s America. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a frigid April night, a classically trained opera singer, five months pregnant, and her husband, a former marine biologist, disembark an Amtrak train in La Plata, Missouri, assemble two bikes, and pedal off into the night, bound for a homestead they've purchased, sight unseen. Meanwhile, a horticulturist, heir to the Great Migration that brought masses of African Americans to Detroit, and her husband, a product of the white flight from it, have turned to urban farming to revitalize the blighted city they both love. And near Missoula, Montana, a couple who have been at the forefront of organic farming for decades navigate what it means to live and raise a family ethically.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA work of immersive journalism steeped in a distinctively American social history and sparked by a personal quest, \u003ci\u003eThe Unsettlers\u003c\/i\u003e traces the search for the simple life through the stories of these new pioneers and what inspired each of them to look for — or create — a better existence. Captivating and clear-eyed, it dares us to imagine what a sustainable, ethical, authentic future might actually look like.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041134100720,"sku":"9781594631580","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594631580_p0.jpg?v=1763815116","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594631580","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}