Educated by Tara WestoverCall Number: 270.092 Wes
Born to survivalists in Idaho, she stockpiled food and slept with her "head-for-the-hills" bag. In the summer, she stewed herbs for her mother and salvaged her father's junkyard in the winter.The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent. As a way out, Tara began to educate herself, learning enough mathematics and grammar to be admitted to Brigham Young University.
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