The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing; Log Cabin Building; Mountain Crafts and Foods; Planting by the Signs; Snake Lore, Hunting Tales,...
- ISBN-10
- 0385073534
- ISBN-13
- 9780385073530
- Category
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1972
- Authors
- Inc., Foxfire Fund
Description
Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region.
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