The Life of Harlan Hubbard
Season 5 Episode 15 | 27m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Anna and Harland Hubbard inspired the back-to-nature movements.
Accompanied by his wife, Anna, author and painter Harlan Hubbard put his principles of self-sufficiency and simplicity to the test by living for years on a shantyboat cruising the Ohio-Mississippi River system, then moved to a small farm in Northern Kentucky. His books about his experiences won him a national following in the 1940s and helped inspire later "back-to-nature" movements.
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The Life of Harlan Hubbard
Season 5 Episode 15 | 27m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Accompanied by his wife, Anna, author and painter Harlan Hubbard put his principles of self-sufficiency and simplicity to the test by living for years on a shantyboat cruising the Ohio-Mississippi River system, then moved to a small farm in Northern Kentucky. His books about his experiences won him a national following in the 1940s and helped inspire later "back-to-nature" movements.
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Kentucky Life is a local public television program presented by KET
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