Foxfire 5: Ironmaking, Blacksmithing, Flintlock Rifles, Bear Hunting, and Other Affairs of Plain Living

Wigginton, Eliot (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0385143087 / ISBN 13: 9780385143080

Published by Vintage, 1979

About this Item

Gently used - cover has some chips, a worn spine and shelf wear. Pages are tanned on the edges.

Seller Inventory # 058813

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Foxfire 5: Ironmaking, Blacksmithing, Flintlock Rifles, Bear Hunting, and Other Affairs of Plain Living
• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385143087
• ISBN 13: 9780385143080
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions.

The fifth Foxfire volume includes rain-making, blacksmithing, bear hunting, flintlock rifles, and more.

About the Author

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.