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Foxfire 3 : Animal Care, Banjos and Dulimers, Hide Tanning, Summer and Fall Wild Plant Foods, Butter Churns, Ginseng by Inc. Foxfire Fund (1975, Trade Paperback)
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This book celebrates the lively and homespun heritage of Appalachia, and includes sections on hide tanning, building a lumber kiln, and making apple butter and cornshuck mops—as well as a variety of the kind of spirited firsthand narrative accounts from Appalachian community members that exemplify the Foxfire style. Covers animal care, banjos and dulcimers, hide tanning, summer and fall wild plant foods, butter churns, and ginseg.. Edited by Eliot Wigginton and his students. 6x9, 511 pgs.. Includes a cumulative index.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100385022727
ISBN-139780385022729
eBay Product ID (ePID)140168
Product Key Features
Book TitleFoxfire 3 : Animal Care, Banjos and Dulimers, Hide Tanning, Summer and Fall Wild Plant Foods, Butter Churns, Ginseng
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1975
TopicFolkcrafts, General, Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Rural
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorInc. Foxfire Fund
Book SeriesFoxfire Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight20.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN73-009183
Series Volume Number3
Dewey Decimal975.8/123
SynopsisFirst 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 clear, step-by-step instructions. Volume three of this series covers animal care, banjos and dulcimers, wild plant foods, butter churns, ginseng and more.
LC Classification NumberF292.R3
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- Jan 29, 2017
FOXFIRE BOOK SERIES
THESE BOOKS BRING BACK A PIECE OF HISTORY OF HOW THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE LIVED AND SURVIVED.A PIECE OF OUR HISTORY SOON TO BE LOST. ALSO LESSONS ON HOW TO LIVE OFF THE GRID. MANY MAY BE INTERESTED IN THIS PAST WISDOM. I PURCHASED THESE BOOKS IN THE 70'S AND NEVER FORGOT THE KNOWLEDGE CONTAINED IN THEM. I WAS EXCITED O SEE I COULD STILL GET THE ORGINALS. I RECOMMEND THEM HIGHLY!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 25, 2022
Handy to have.
It's a great store of knowledge. It's how things were done by pioneers and their children and grandchildren, how things were done before electricity, which we might want to brush up on.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 19, 2025
Timeless "Old-School" rustic living manual
Very cool old photos, diagrams, and storiesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 20, 2021
Foxfire Book 1975
Grate book love the history.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 17, 2016
wild foods
My primary interest in this book was the wild foods descriptions.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 07, 2020
Great Information
I am collecting the entire series. The information contained is crucial in these times.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 02, 2021
Good
Happy thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
