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user-inactivated · 3222 days ago · link · · parent · post: Building a primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch
I wasn't kidding. I mean, yeah, I get you, but for the record I wasn't kidding. My Side of the Mountain was the first book I read that defined freedom in any way that a child could grasp. Incredible lesson, possibly the most important I've ever learned. On the flip side, I did learn a little bit in grade school, but most of it was about interacting with people I loathed. Also meaningful, but not on the same level. EDIT: ditto this, which is also about runaways, though less so and without the realistic and thus amazing nature angle.