An edition of The Foxfire 40th anniversary book (2006)

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faith, family, and the land

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An edition of The Foxfire 40th anniversary book (2006)

The Foxfire 40th anniversary book

faith, family, and the land

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Traces the history of "Foxfire" magazine from 1966 to the present, exploring the magazine's philosophy of simple living, ideas for creative self-sufficiency, and efforts to preserve the history and culture of Appalachia.

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Publisher
Anchor Books
Language
English
Pages
512

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The Foxfire 40th anniversary book: faith, family, and the land
2006, Anchor Books
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Table of Contents

What is Foxfire?
Foxfire: A History
40 years of Foxfire: a partial timeline
Aunt Arie Carpenter
Our beloved contacts
FAITH: God
The Bible
Church: Being raised in church, Being saved, Snake handling, Handling fire, Speaking in tongues, Footwashing
Faith healing: Laying on of hands, Stopping blood, Drawing fire, Curing thrash, Conjuring warts
Everyday miracles
The holy land
Heaven
The devil
The end times
FAMILY: Family times: Raisin', Punishment
Chores: Farming, cooking, cookers, washing, making brooms
Clothes
School: Going to school, The schoolhouse, School term/day, Teachers, Lunch, Subjects, Mischief at school
Games & toys
Parties: Birthday parties, Ice cream parties, Candy drawin's, Candy pullin's, Corn shuckin's, Quiltin's, Singin's
Holidays: New Year's, Valentine's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Recipes: Drinks, Cheese and butter, Pickling, Vegetables, Corn products, Bread, Jellies / Jams / Preserves, Meat, Fruit, Pies, Cobblers, Cakes, Cookies, Candy
Relationships: Dating, Marriage
Doctoring
Money
Beauty secrets
Advice
Longevity
THE LAND: Acquiring land: Buying land, Inheriting land
Selling land
Mills: Gristmills, Sorghum mills, Sawmills
Logging
Free range or open range
Farming
The Mountains
Country living

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Biography
Other Titles
Foxfire fortieth anniverary book

Classifications

Library of Congress
F292.R3 F713 2006, F292.R3F713 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxix, 512 p. :
Number of pages
512

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17206216M
Internet Archive
foxfire40thanniv0000unse
ISBN 10
0307275515
ISBN 13
9780307275516
LCCN
2006045311
OCLC/WorldCat
65538811
Library Thing
1639188
Goodreads
128900

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