In this—the first comprehensive chronicle of American homesteading from earliest settlement to the current day—author Barbara Bamberger Scott quickly establishes her voice as a passionate urban homesteader and accomplished writer. Scott's personal, "I've-been-there" approach to the subject—its roots and branches, its past and future—targets both the avid practitioner and the armchair philosopher. Highly recommended for anyone who has walked this path, or is considering it.