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

by Eliot Wigginton

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

ISBN13: 9780385073530
ISBN10: 0385073534
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Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region.
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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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ISBN:
9780385073530
Subtitle:
Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith H
ed.:
Wigginton, Eliot,
Editor:
Wigginton, Eliot
Author:
Foxfire Fund Inc
Publisher:
Anchor Books
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
Copyright:
1972
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Anchor Books
Publication Date:
February 1972
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
9.49x5.85x.98 in. 1.28 lbs.
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