Description Our current less-is-more impulse may have contemporary trappings, says David E.
Looking across more than three centuries of want and prosperity, war and peace, Shi introduces a rich cast of practitioners and proponents of the Simple life, among them Thomas Jeffer.
From Puritans and Quakers to Boy Scouts and hippies, our quest for the Simple life is an enduring, complex tradition in American culture.
Shi, but the underlying ideal has been around for centuries.
Description Our current less-is-more impulse may have contemporary trappings, says David E