The Foxfire book of simple living, celebrating fifty years of listenin', laughin', and learnin', edited by Kaye Carver Collins, Jonathan Blackstock, and Foxfire students
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The Foxfire book of simple living, celebrating fifty years of listenin', laughin', and learnin', edited by Kaye Carver Collins, Jonathan Blackstock, and Foxfire students
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Foxfire book of simple living
Oclc number
930364359
Responsibility statement
edited by Kaye Carver Collins, Jonathan Blackstock, and Foxfire students
Series statement
Foxfire series
Sub title
celebrating fifty years of listenin', laughin', and learnin'
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. Today, Foxfire's mission remains the same, and [this book] is both a ... look back at five decades of collected wisdom, as well as [a] ... look forward at the artists and craftsman who are working to preserve the Appalachian tradition for future generations"--Amazon.com
Table Of Contents
Wisdom of our elders: livin' high on the hog -- The vanishing arts -- The world is watching -- Pickin' and grinnin' -- Remembering when the world was black-and-white : stories from a simpler time -- What we have learned -- Experiencing arts and crafts
resource.variantTitle
Simple living, celebrating fifty years of listenin', laughin', and learnin'Foxfire 50th anniversary book
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- Folklore -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Biography
- Folklore -- Appalachian Region
- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs
- Rabun County (Ga.) -- Social life and customs
- Georgia + Rabun County
- Manners and customs
- Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Folklore -- Georgia -- Rabun County
- Southern Appalachian Region
- Folklore
- Rabun County (Ga.) -- Biography
- Handicraft -- Georgia
- Country life -- Georgia -- Rabun County
- Handicraft
- Handicraft -- Georgia -- Rabun County
- Country life
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- Folklore -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Biography
- Folklore -- Appalachian Region
- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs
- Rabun County (Ga.) -- Social life and customs
- Georgia + Rabun County
- Manners and customs
- Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Folklore -- Georgia -- Rabun County
- Southern Appalachian Region
- Folklore
- Rabun County (Ga.) -- Biography
- Handicraft -- Georgia
- Country life -- Georgia -- Rabun County
- Handicraft
- Handicraft -- Georgia -- Rabun County
- Country life
- Content1
- Editor2
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