Buying the Farm: Peace and War on a Sixties Commune

by Tom Fels

This book tells the story of Montague Farm, an early back-to-the land communal experiment in western Massachusetts, from its beginning in 1968 through the following thirty-five years of its surprisingly long life. Drawing on his own experience as a resident of the farm from 1969 to 1973 and decades of contact with the farm's extended family, Tom Fels provides an insightful account of the history of this iconic alternative community. He follows its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558499717
• ISBN13: 9781558499713
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher