Country Ways : A Celebration of Rural Life

304 pages indexed. Blue cloth boards with gold spine lettering and decorated front cover. A couple of small chunks out of edge of jacket, edge wear with light crease on back. Photo pictorial of a country store scene on dust jacket. In Four Parts:Country Ways by Paul Engle, Down-Home Cooking, Country Stories and Country Songbook. This book is a celebration of country life and all things rural. It is for country people and for anyone whose roots or interests run deep there. Wonderful photos and art work. Essays, poems, Burma Shave signs, crafts, cooking, country tales, and songs bring the freshness and vitality of the country close enough to touch. Compendium of country stories by such beloved authors as Jassamyn West and Mark Twain. Country songbook with music and lyrics for 22 old favorites -- everything from Amazing Grace to You're Cheatin' Heart! Small remainder mark on bottom page edge. Fully illustrated in color.