Cover of a heritage book featuring black-and-white photo of a craftsman demonstrating traditional woodworking to a young learner, highlighting Appalachian lore, chairmaking, and folk art, part of Best Sellers and Heritage and Lifestyle Books collections.
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The Foxfire Books - Volume 10

SKU: FF10

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Explore Appalachian crafts, folklore, and history in this rich, 512-page volume.

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The tenth book celebrates the crafts and heritage of Appalachia, including sections on old folklore, the role of railroads in Appalachian communities, boarding houses, building and technology from the Depression to the present, chairmaking, whirligigs, snake canes, and gourd art, as well as a variety of the kind of spirited firsthand narrative accounts from Appalachian community members that exemplify the Foxfire style.

Product Highlights
  • Covers railroad lore, boardinghouses, Depression-era Appalachia, chairmaking, whirligigs, snake canes, gourd art.
  • Edited by George P. Reynolds and his students
  • 6x9, 512 pgs.
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