This second volume celebrates the rites and customs of Appalachia, featuring sections on ghost stories, spring wild plant foods, corn shuckin's, spinning and weaving, midwives, granny women, old-time burial customs, witches and haints, and wagon making. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. I recommend this book and all the others to people that love to learn how things were did in more simpler times, and what it was like when our grandparents and great grandparents where growing up and what they had to go through. Unable to add item to List. I also liked the mix of instructive or just interesting oral history (like the part about midwives and the part about ghosts & ghost stories) and how-to. Also the recipe for violet jelly. Please try your request again later. One thing that strikes me is the detail these students put into their articles when documenting weaving, wheel making, and other technical issues. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The Ultimate Guide to Survival and Simple Living, Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2015. They can be a bit rambling but that only adds to the charm and sense of real life lived in tough circumstances. These were ordered for a gift and on has a little rip. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff. I like that they included diagrams and measurements when they were available. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. The perspective of the people interviewed is very interesting not only compared to our time, but also to the time the interviews were taking place (there is a lot of comments about the moon landing). The Foxfire Book 2 Foxfire 2 Wild Plant Foods Ghost Stories. Share on Facebook - opens in a new window or tab, Share on Twitter - opens in a new window or tab, Share on Pinterest - opens in a new window or tab. Excellent stories of people, edible wild plants, hog cleaning and on and oln. There are 1 items available. Some of the chapters hold up better than others. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Please try again. This is the second book in the series. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. They are fascinating and touching to the point of bringing on tears. Check out amazon.com for individual contents. Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020. I learned a lot during my first reading. This one had great sections...midwifing and wild plant foods. Nearby cities include Langston, Cushing, Yale, Oilton, and Guthrie. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. I will be adding more of the volumes to mh library. Great stuff you never knew you wanted to know about Appalachia and Appalachian traditions! He has read all of the books now and while some of the volumes he said did not have much practical instructional information he still enjoyed reading them immensely if just for the story aspect. This item will be shipped through the Global Shipping Program and includes international tracking. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program. Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. The photos tend toward the dark and indistinct. No missing pages. Got it because of interest in older technologies and farming, so far it's great, got books 1 and 3 on order and already have books 4&5. People like this don't seem to exist any more. This is a perfect baby book that comes from great author to ration later you. I think there's a chapter on how to make moonshine... A Great Series on how on people use to do thing when they were mostly self sufficient, and not store dependent different volumes cover everything from snake handling. These are just really good books! Lovedthe first book in the series. Please try again. Learn more about the program. The Foxfire Book 2 Foxfire 2 Wild Plant Foods Ghost Stories, {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. Now that I reside in Appalachia, I might find the books more useful. Qualifying purchases could enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases of $99 or more. Same as all the Foxfire books, very important cultural reference. Ive read them numerous times and they never get old. Start by marking “Foxfire 2: Ghost stories, spring wild plant foods, spinning and weaving, midwifing, burial customs, corn shuckin's, wagon making, and more affairs of plain living” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Revisiting this series I read many years ago. I found this book even less interesting than the first Foxfire book. Survial was hard, but this describes how folks made it. I haven't needed any of the other stuff. The foxfire series is the result of a wonderful project recording the wide ranging skills of people living in the Appalachians. Delve into over 50 years of Appalachian culture and heritage through our publications, support Foxfire artisans by purchasing traditionally-made products, or show your love of Foxfire with a t-shirt, sticker, and other Foxfire-branded goods. A boxed set that includes Foxfire, foxfire 2, and foxfire 3. Binding has minimal wear. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The cover is almost as thin as the pages. Every volume contains real life experience as passed on during interviews with older persons done by students from local schools. Great addition to any Do It Yourselfer's library, Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months.
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