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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

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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
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illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Foxfire book of simple living
Oclc number
945482944
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edited by Kaye Carver Collins, Jonathan Blackstock, and Foxfire students
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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
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Simple living, celebrating fifty years of listenin', laughin', and learnin'Foxfire 50th anniversary book
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