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Foxfire 9 : general stores, the Jud Nelson wagon, a praying rock, a Catawba Indian potter---and haint tales, quilting, home cures, and log cabins revisited Cover Image Book

Foxfire 9 : general stores, the Jud Nelson wagon, a praying rock, a Catawba Indian potter---and haint tales, quilting, home cures, and log cabins revisited / edited by Eliot Wigginton and Margie Bennett ; with an introduction by Eliot Wigginton.

Wigginton, Eliot, (author.). Wigginton, Eliot, (editor.). Bennett, Margie, (editor.).

Summary:

First published in 1972, The Foxfire book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with step-by-step instructions.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0385177445
  • ISBN: 9780385177443
  • ISBN: 0385177437
  • ISBN: 9780606362313
  • Physical Description: xiv, 493 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st Anchor Books edition
  • Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Books, 1986.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Contains articles first published in Foxfire magazine"--title page verso.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foxfire - what is it -- Remedies, herb doctors and healers -- General store -- Quilting-joy of my life - Jud Nelson wagon -- Two men of God -- Life is good -- Haint tales and other scary stories -- Second look at the log cabin -- The worst feeling was being alone.

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Appalachian Region, Southern > Social life and customs.
Country life > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Handicraft > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Folklore > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social life and customs.

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