The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith H

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toocool1592000, January 13, 2008 (view all comments by toocool1592000)
its a great look into the past so we can remember it in the future

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Josiah Daniel, January 21, 2007 (view all comments by Josiah Daniel)
Eliot Wigginton, a high school teacher at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, originated the Foxfire program in the mid-sixties, taking interviews with old-timers in order to foster the preservation of the folk culture of the southern Appalachians and, particularly, knowledge and skills in matters such as food preparation, making musical instruments, log cabin construction, folk arts, and a wide variety of folk customs.

Published in 1972, Foxfire is the first of a series of books anthologizing articles from Wigginton's magazine of the same name. It is an excellent entree into old-time folkways, as well as a good read.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780385073530

ed.:

Wigginton, Eliot,

Publisher:

Anchor Books

Editor:

Wigginton, Eliot

Author:

Foxfire Fund

Author:

Foxfire Fund Inc

Author:

Wigginton, Eliot

Location:

Garden City, N.Y.

Subject:

General

Subject:

Handicraft

Subject:

Country life

Subject:

Crafts

Subject:

Handicraft -- Georgia -- Rabun Gap.

Subject:

United States - State & Local - General

Subject:

General Crafts & Hobbies

Subject:

Americana-General

Copyright:

1972

Edition Number:

1st ed.

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Publication Date:

19720231

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT

Pages:

384

Dimensions:

9.49x5.85x.98 in. 1.28 lbs.