While in darkness there is light : idealism and tragedy on an Australian commune / Louella Bryant ; with a foreword by Howard Dean.
By: Bryant, Louella.
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BookPublisher: New York : Black Lawrence Press, c2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: 232 p. : [4] p. of plates ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780976899396; 0976899396.Subject(s): Dean, Charlie Maitland | Sharman, Neil | Collective settlements -- Personal narratives | Australia -- Collective settlements | Americans -- Australia | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Prisoners and prisons, LaotianDDC classification: 305.26 22 | 307.774 Summary: A look at the lives of five young men who, during the Vietnam era, start a commune in Australia-and a look at how young men often look to the wild to find themselves and the consequences this sometimes yields. The Rosebud Farm project was born of idealism, commitment, and virtue, all deeply rooted in friendships that have transcended distance and time. The men in this story, insulated by wealth and innocent of heart, were trying to make sense of a tumultuous world and trying to find some peace in it.
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A look at the lives of five young men who, during the Vietnam era, start a commune in Australia-and a look at how young men often look to the wild to find themselves and the consequences this sometimes yields. The Rosebud Farm project was born of idealism, commitment, and virtue, all deeply rooted in friendships that have transcended distance and time. The men in this story, insulated by wealth and innocent of heart, were trying to make sense of a tumultuous world and trying to find some peace in it.
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