A Handmade Wilderness
Don Schueler, Donald G. Schueler. Mariner Books, $17.95 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-395-86022-9
A gay couple goes back to the land, eventually creating a nature reserve. (July)
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Reviewed on: 04/21/1997
Genre: Nonfiction
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