The Foxfire 40th anniversary book
Subtitle: faith, family, and the land
By: edited by Angie Cheek, Lacy Hunter Nix, and Foxfire students
Contributors: Cheek, Angie; Nix, Lacy Hunter, 1979-; Foxfire Fund
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780307275516
Subjects: Country life -- Georgia -- Rabun County; Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Folklore -- Georgia -- Rabun County; Folklore -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Georgia -- Rabun County; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Rabun County (Ga.) -- Social life and customs; Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs; Rabun County (Ga.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Other titles: Foxfire fortieth anniverary book
Description: Traces the history of "Foxfire" magazine from 1966 to the present, exploring the magazine's philosophy of simple living, ideas for creative self-sufficiency, and efforts to preserve the history and culture of Appalachia.
Table of contents: title: What is Foxfire?; title: Foxfire: A History; title: 40 years of Foxfire: a partial timeline; title: Aunt Arie Carpenter; title: Our beloved contacts; title: FAITH: God; title: The Bible; title: Church: Being raised in church, Being saved, Snake handling, Handling fire, Speaking in tongues, Footwashing; title: Faith healing: Laying on of hands, Stopping blood, Drawing fire, Curing thrash, Conjuring warts; title: Everyday miracles; title: The holy land; title: Heaven; title: The devil; title: The end times; title: FAMILY: Family times: Raisin', Punishment; title: Chores: Farming, cooking, cookers, washing, making brooms; title: Clothes; title: School: Going to school, The schoolhouse, School term/day, Teachers, Lunch, Subjects, Mischief at school; title: Games & toys; title: Parties: Birthday parties, Ice cream parties, Candy drawin's, Candy pullin's, Corn shuckin's, Quiltin's, Singin's; title: Holidays: New Year's, Valentine's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas; title: Recipes: Drinks, Cheese and butter, Pickling, Vegetables, Corn products, Bread, Jellies / Jams / Preserves, Meat, Fruit, Pies, Cobblers, Cakes, Cookies, Candy; title: Relationships: Dating, Marriage; title: Doctoring; title: Money; title: Beauty secrets; title: Advice; title: Longevity; title: THE LAND: Acquiring land: Buying land, Inheriting land; title: Selling land; title: Mills: Gristmills, Sorghum mills, Sawmills; title: Logging; title: Free range or open range; title: Farming; title: The Mountains; title: Country living