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Summary: How did Americans get food before the Supermarket?
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Thankfully, the old ways of Appalachian country living are preserved in these interesting and relevant instructional books. If you've ever been interested in how rural Americans survived before the days of Wal-Mart and Shoprite, you only have to look to the Foxfire books.
These books are very useful and informative. They come with plenty of diagrams and photos to teach you how to live off the land. Before the advent of trailer homes and double-wides, rural Americans had to build log homes. Before satellite TV and Playstations we had banjos and ghost stories. And before welfare, people were self-sufficient and could live off the land.
Not only can these books teach you about country living, they are handy for any writers or researchers who want details on Appalachian mountain life. There are lots of monologues and stories told by old-timers here. In many cases the living language of these folks is preserved quite well, and by reading their stories you almost feel like you're with them.
-- JJ Timmins
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Summary: How did Americans get food before the Supermarket?
Review:
Thankfully, the old ways of Appalachian country living are preserved in these interesting and relevant instructional books. If you've ever been interested in how rural Americans survived before the days of Wal-Mart and Shoprite, you only have to look to the Foxfire books.
These books are very useful and informative. They come with plenty of diagrams and photos to teach you how to live off the land. Before the advent of trailer homes and double-wides, rural Americans had to build log homes. Before satellite TV and Playstations we had banjos and ghost stories. And before welfare, people were self-sufficient and could live off the land.
Not only can these books teach you about country living, they are handy for any writers or researchers who want details on Appalachian mountain life. There are lots of monologues and stories told by old-timers here. In many cases the living language of these folks is preserved quite well, and by reading their stories you almost feel like you're with them.
-- JJ Timmins
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Summary: A day late and a dollar short.........
Review: Because I have hundreds of books, and thought I might put someof them up for auction......I looked through the library and tried toweed out some I could get along without. We were living in Montana with two kids, no money and looking to improve our lives. Because of where we were living, we couldn't raise a hog, didn't have snakes, but we did hunt. And we did have a garden and were able to plant by the signs. And this book was a God send in a lot of areas. Guess I'll hold onto it. You never know when all the wonderful tips will come in handy again! PS: If moonshine is in your domain.......the guidance in this book is great! END
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Summary: great book I know for a fact this is the way it was.
Review: For anyone interested in the early times in the Smokey and Appalachian mts. these are the books. Should be required reading for all students to get a feel for where we come from,and how our forefathers survived.
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Summary: OUTSTANDING.
Review: For anyone interested in the early times in the Smokey and Appalachian mts. these are the books. Should be required reading for all students to get a feel for where we come from,and how our forefathers survived.
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Summary: You Can Survive With This Information
Review: For generations people of the Appalachia have been practicing sustainable lifestyles. This entire collection of Foxfire books gives details on how to live with the land and provide without modern day utilities and technology. These books are essential for teaching sustainable living, environmental conscienceness, and learning how to live without anything but your two hands.
Teach your children well....
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Summary: You Can Survive With This Information
Review: For generations people of the Appalachia have been practicing sustainable lifestyles. This entire collection of Foxfire books gives details on how to live with the land and provide without modern day utilities and technology. These books are essential for teaching sustainable living, environmental conscienceness, and learning how to live without anything but your two hands. Teach your children well....
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Summary: The best begining is a simple one.
Review: I am so pleased this book was published. Some of my relatives and their friends are in it and it brings back such wonderful childhood memories of those times in Dillard and the Smokie Mountains. This book is such a fantastic account of those times and a true treasure
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Summary: Foxfire
Review: I am so pleased this book was published. Some of my relatives and their friends are in it and it brings back such wonderful childhood memories of those times in Dillard and the Smokie Mountains. This book is such a fantastic account of those times and a true treasure
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Summary: Very imformative
Review: I found this book to be very informative about the "old-ways" of doing many things. There are things that my grandmother did, such as the planting by signs, weaning babies from signs, making the soaps, and many more of the things told about in this book. Unfortunatley when she died a few years ago, many of us did not know how to do these things. With the help of this book, we now can.
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