James Howard Kunstler
Author
Series
World made by hand volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In an imagined future where scarce oil and climate change have profoundly altered the physical and cultural landcape of the United States, software engineer turned carpenter Robert Earle voyages down the Hudson River in search of a lost trading boat crew.
Author
Series
World made by hand volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a post-oil America with no electricity, no Internet, dwindling resources, and little civic order, the residents of the small town of Union Grove, New York, must deal with roving bandits and a sinister cult that threatens to shatter the hamlet's stability.
Author
Series
World made by hand volume 3
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Following the catastrophes of the twenty-first century--the pandemics, the environmental disaster, the end of oil, the ensuing chaos--people are doing whatever they can to get by and pursuing a simpler and sometimes happier existence. In little Union Grove, the townspeople are preparing for Christmas. Without the consumerist shopping frenzy that dogged the holidays of the previous age, the season has become a time to focus on family and loved ones....
Author
Series
World made by hand volume 4
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The small town of Union Grove has adapted, struggled, and thrived in the new age of civilization. But early spring is full of hardships: Fresh food is scarce and the winter stores are almost gone.
Despite the time of privation, young explorer Daniel Earle resurrects the town newspaper, and the town trustees ask him to help revive the Hudson River trade route. But even as the townsfolk strive forward, a group of visitors remind them that nothing...
