The author is already known to many through his social media presence, which apparently documented much of what is described in this book. Brent bought an abandoned mining town on a mountain above Death Valley in 2018 and then proceeded to restore and explore. He goes through many tribulations, develops a community of locals that help him out, and in the process has many philisophical thoughts. The people he meets are people who have chosen to live in Death Valley so are definately out of the mainstream.
