've been purchasing these second hand through
www.amazon.com to give as Christmas gifts to family members but saw some
free links to share here.
There are 12 books in the original series.
.
Foxfire books by Elliot Wigginton.
To
motivate his students, Wigginton began an oral history project, asking
his students to collect oral histories from local residents. Topics
included all manner of folklife practices and customs associated with
farming and the rural life of southern Appalachia, as well as the
folklore and oral history of local residents.
From making soap,
to carving water wheels from tree stumps, to... gee, the mind boggles.
He sent his students out to record the folk knowledge of the generation
before mine. The people who lived through the last turn of the century,
while their minds were still fresh. Most of what they are passing on is
stuff they learned from their parents, and grandparents.
From FireFox.org
"Foxfire"
is the name of a series of books which are anthology collections of
material from The Foxfire Magazine. The students' portrayal of the
previously-dismissed culture of Southern Appalachia as a proud,
self-sufficient people with simple beliefs, pure joy in living, and
rock-solid faith shattered most of the world-at-large's misconceptions
about these "hillbillies."
Here is a "quick" description of just part of what is in the first 5 books:
These are all circa 1970's to 1980.
Volume 1: c1972. Log cabin building, planting by the signs, moonshining, etc.
Volume 2: c1973. Ghost stories, mid-wifery, burial customs, wagon making, etc.
Volume 3: c1975. Animal care, banjos & dulcimers, wild plant foods, etc.
Volume 4: c1977. Fiddle making, horse trading, gardening, etc.
Volume 5: c1979. Iron making, blacksmithing, bear hunting, etc.
Fox Fire One: http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961411/Foxfire-One
Two: http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961376/Foxfire-Two
Three: http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961322/Foxfire-Three
Four: http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961243/Foxfire-Four
Five: http://www.scribd.com/doc/6476078/Th...Book-Volume-05
Download Volumes 1-11 here:
http://www.librum.us/
Just scroll down 'til you find them listed and click on DEMO
www.amazon.com to give as Christmas gifts to family members but saw some
free links to share here.
There are 12 books in the original series.
.
Foxfire books by Elliot Wigginton.
To
motivate his students, Wigginton began an oral history project, asking
his students to collect oral histories from local residents. Topics
included all manner of folklife practices and customs associated with
farming and the rural life of southern Appalachia, as well as the
folklore and oral history of local residents.
From making soap,
to carving water wheels from tree stumps, to... gee, the mind boggles.
He sent his students out to record the folk knowledge of the generation
before mine. The people who lived through the last turn of the century,
while their minds were still fresh. Most of what they are passing on is
stuff they learned from their parents, and grandparents.
From FireFox.org
"Foxfire"
is the name of a series of books which are anthology collections of
material from The Foxfire Magazine. The students' portrayal of the
previously-dismissed culture of Southern Appalachia as a proud,
self-sufficient people with simple beliefs, pure joy in living, and
rock-solid faith shattered most of the world-at-large's misconceptions
about these "hillbillies."
Here is a "quick" description of just part of what is in the first 5 books:
These are all circa 1970's to 1980.
Volume 1: c1972. Log cabin building, planting by the signs, moonshining, etc.
Volume 2: c1973. Ghost stories, mid-wifery, burial customs, wagon making, etc.
Volume 3: c1975. Animal care, banjos & dulcimers, wild plant foods, etc.
Volume 4: c1977. Fiddle making, horse trading, gardening, etc.
Volume 5: c1979. Iron making, blacksmithing, bear hunting, etc.
Fox Fire One: http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961411/Foxfire-One
Two: http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961376/Foxfire-Two
Three: http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961322/Foxfire-Three
Four: http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961243/Foxfire-Four
Five: http://www.scribd.com/doc/6476078/Th...Book-Volume-05
Download Volumes 1-11 here:
http://www.librum.us/
Just scroll down 'til you find them listed and click on DEMO
