Note to Reader: Some of the names and identifying characteristics of persons written about in this book have been changed due to privacy concerns. Some of the dialogue in this book may have been re-created, as my recollections are not always exact or complete, and may not reflect exact language exchanged at the time. My intent is to allow the reader to understand the circumstances and experience the moments in which those discussions took place. I have done my best to accurately portray my memory of the conversations.
Copyright © 2013 Joshua Safran
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The Library of Congress has catalogued the original print edition of this book as follows:
Safran, Joshua.
Free spirit : growing up on the road and off the grid / Joshua Safran.—First edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-4013-2460-5
1. Safran, Joshua—Childhood and youth. 2. Safran, Joshua—Family. 3. Safran, Joshua—Travel—United States. 4. Coming of age—United States—Case studies. 5. Mothers and sons—United States—Case studies. 6. Children of abused wives—United States—Biography. 7. Family violence—United States—Case studies. 8. Counterculture—United States—Case studies. 9. San Francisco (Calif.)—Biography. I. Title.
CT275.S255A3 2013
979.4’61054092—dc23
[B]
2013008467
eBook Edition ISBN: 978-1-4013-0495-9
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