Foxfire 2 Ghost Stores, Spring Wild Plant Foods, Spinning and Weaving, Midwifing, Burial Customs, Corn Shuckin's, Wagon Making

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• ISBN13: 9780385022675
• ISBN10: 0385022670
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1973-05-22
• Publisher: Anchor

Summary

This second Foxfire volume includes topics such as ghost stories, spinning and weaving, wagon making, midwifing, corn shuckin', and more.

Author Biography

Founded in 1966, FOXFIRE is a nonprofit education organization. Foxfire's learner-centered, community-based approach is advocated through The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center and grounded in the Southern Appalachian culture that promotes a sense of place and appreciation of local people and culture as essential educational tools.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 8
Maude Shope	p. 18
Sourwood Honey	p. 28
Beekeeping	p. 32
Spring Wild Plant Foods	p. 47
Happy Dowdle	p. 95
Making an Ox Yoke	p. 112
Wagon Wheels and Wagons	p. 118
Making a Tub Wheel	p. 142
Making a Foot-powered Lathe	p. 164
From Raising Sheep to Weaving Cloth	p. 172
How to Wash Clothes in an Iron Pot	p. 256
Anna Howard	p. 266
Midwives and Granny Women	p. 274
Old-time Burials	p. 304
Boogers, Witches, and Haints	p. 324
Corn Shuckin's, House Raisin's, Quiltin's, Pea Thrashin's, Singin's, Log Rollin's, Candy Pullin's, and...	p. 362
Kenny Runion	p. 378
Appendix	p. 393
Index of People	p. 408
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