The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining, and Other Affairs of Plain Living

Hard to read at first but very entertaining and you get used to how it was written and it's not bad at all. Plus some very good useful information and lots of history. And I'm talking real history, true stories about real people

Good book, lots of Information, you never know

I read many of the Foxfire series in my 20's as my aunt had a huge collection and now that I am 60 years old, I still find them fascinating. While I was raised in a city, I used to have long visits with my maternal grandmother who had a large farm in the mountains of Tennessee. She was a very unconditionally loving person and taught me a lot of folklore that I treasure today. I was grieved when she died when I was 17 years old but while reading these books, I can feel her at my side, her voice in my head always teaching me the old ways. Now my 18 year old son is presently hooked on the books and sometimes we read them out aloud together. While reading the books, I tell him stories about the history of his family as well as the farm which is still in our family today (although, sadly, no one lives there or farms it anymore). The Foxfire series is so varied and interesting that anyone could find some of the topics, if not all of them, educational and intriguing. I am so glad that someone took the time to preserve the history of the "old ways".

Very informative and enjoyable to read! This helps readers to reconnect to their heritage and the way our ancestors lived off the land without all the modern conveniences of modern day life. This seller is absolutely the best!!! Fastest delivery ever!!! Ordered the 16th and it arrived the 18th even though estimated delivery date was "by the 27th". This was such a pleasant surprise!!

The Foxfire books are a window into the past and are a great resource for those looking to learn how to do things the "old ways". We added this series to our emergency book collection since the knowledge contained would be very useful during a prolonged disaster. I was raised without a TV, we ground our own flour, planted a large garden, hunted and raised livestock for food (my sister wrote a book about our lifestyle, Possum Living: How to Live Well Without a Job and with (Almost) No Money ), so can appreciate the way of life portrayed in the Foxfire books. My kids like their modern conveniences, but really need to understand the way things were and be able to live that way again if needed. The sections include practical "how-to" information (planting, crafts, moonshining) as well as interesting "lore" that was fun to share with my kids. The writing is very well done and often contains useful illustrations. Theses are not text books and it might take sometime to get the information you need out of them, but it is all in there. Highly Recommended! CFH

I read the entire series of Foxfire books back in the early 80's and decided to see if it meant more to me now than it did when I was a young man. It did. One thing that meant much more to me as an older man are the verbatim words of the people spoken about in the books. They even use the vernacular of the old time Kentucky mountain people. But it is what they are trying to pass on to the newer generations that means so much to me, and I suspect this is the very reason the Foxfire series of books was written in the first place. I highly recommend these books to anyone who is interested in the history of this part of America, and especially to anyone who is interested in learning how the old timers did things. This can be essential information if the country ever collapses into the chaos of economic self-destruction or governmental collapse. I am going to purchase the entire series of books again, and this time they will be kept on bookshelves and saved for any future contingency. I highly recommend these books to you. The only negative thing I have to say about them is the poor quality of the binding and paper used to print them. If I could find these books in hardback, printed on better paper with better photographic prints, I would buy them the instant I saw them.

Everyone should own this book. Actually at least the 1st 3 in the series. And I got it in just 2 days. This is the 3rd time buying it because I lend it out. Back in the 1970s a group of college kids went to Appalachia to document the old ways. Just the transcript of them with the hogs head is worth the whole book!!

When I was a little girl I remember a whole summer that was spent helping my uncle build a cabin on his land as a retreat that was close to home. There were whole summers spent growing food and canning the results of our work, laughter as we raced to see who could snap the most green beans. This book has brought reminders of those happier times and recipes that I remember from long ago. It's a wealth of forgotten knowledge, except for the remedies, I'm not smearing myself with flue and paint thinner to cure a cough.

Tons of old techniques.

原書なんでチョボチョボとしか読めていませんが、本気のDIY文化を味わえて面白いです。

Not Bad.

My father had these same books in his library back in the 70's. Interesting stories and practical advice on "how to" Well worth the read. If only all teachers were as intuitive in teaching their students outside of the school walls.

You can just read and be fascinated or learn an old skill. Entertaining all around.