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It goes into detail on every aspect of the home and what it took to build it and to keep it up. It shows that it was not just a place to live but a part of each family and part of what they were about. I suggest all of the Foxfire books and this is simply one of the best. I bought this as a gift for my dad, to restore the Foxfire collection he had when I was a child.

He loves it and I'm thinking of getting my own collection, after restoring his. Whether one reads Foxfire for nostalgia, a curious look into southern Appalachian ways from the "oldtimers" themselves, or as a how-to on self-sufficient living, it's a great series with much value. My son wanted the entire Foxfire collection so I purchased all of the books from Amazon. He has read all of the books now and while some of the volumes he said did not have much practical instructional information he still enjoyed reading them immensely if just for the story aspect.

These books are great for anyone who loves to read about old-fashioned ways of living before modern conveniences were commonplace or for someone who wants to learn how many things were done before things were so readily available. These books would be great for anyone who is of the "survivalist" mindset or anyone who just wants to learn to be more self sufficient. One person found this helpful. I bought my first Foxfire book "back in the day" and kept buying them as they came out.

Over these many years, some disappeared to siblings or children, so I decided to fill in the gaps and buy the ones I needed. I think they are wonderful guides to the way things were done by our ancestors and I've referred to them for some old time wisdom.

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I enjoy just reading from them. If anything ever happened to our society and the grid went down, the wisdom contained in these books would be a treasure. I'll bet all the Preppers would like to have the complete set. Astonished with the volume of information Foxfire Books are good reads, this one is my favorite, book was as described by the seller.

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View or edit your browsing history. Is this feature helpful? Thank you for your feedback. Read reviews that mention foxfire books great book old ways foxfire collection foxfire series read any foxfire series of books living complete fascinating generation informative interested learned modern practical survivalist survive useful volumes. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. My mother was among the original believers in Foxfire and encouraged us kids to read it along with her. Decades later with the "prepping" movement I got to wondering about them again and had to work a bit to find a complete original set.

I really enjoyed the original series and learned a lot from them reading them some decades later. Way more than I sadly admit I did when Mom "encouraged" us to the first time around. When the later books came out I had high hopes for what else I could learn now that research is so much easier courtesy of the "net" and such.

The later books were still worth buying and reading but did not reach out and really grab my brain and imagination like 1 - 9 did. Overall I did not feel that the last few had as much of the content I was hoping for - though some chapters were absolutely as educational and captivating as the original series was for me.

The specialty titles are a good read and source though - such as "moonshine" and the elements on natural medicine. If this kind of knowledge is what you are seeking I would suggest you read vol first and just accept that the later volumes are understandably another generation away from the original mission and sources Foxfire was created with; and so are we. Foxfire 11 is a superb book. Much more of what I was seekking was in book 1 and this now is my second most handy reference.

Foxfire 11 has fantastic information on old time fishing, hunting, wild plants and food prep!

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The specialty titles are a good read and source though - such as "moonshine" and the elements on natural medicine. Overall I did not feel that the last few had as much of the content I was hoping for - though some chapters were absolutely as educational and captivating as the original series was for me. Close Report a review At Kobo, we try to ensure that published reviews do not contain rude or profane language, spoilers, or any of our reviewer's personal information. Over these many years, some disappeared to siblings or children, so I decided to fill in the gaps and buy the ones I needed. Ian Stevens rated it it was amazing Jan 16,

Much of the down to earth and practical information in the book is priceless. Many of the stories of the wonderful people of the Appalachia are included as in the others in the series. This part of the Foxfire series is one of the best due to what it has to offer for the history buff, casual reader and outdoor survivalist alike.

There is a section called "The Old Homeplace" which is excellent. It reflects what a home meant to those who lived in the Appalachia during hard times with little to spare. It goes into detail on every aspect of the home and what it took to build it and to keep it up. It shows that it was not just a place to live but a part of each family and part of what they were about.

I suggest all of the Foxfire books and this is simply one of the best. I bought this as a gift for my dad, to restore the Foxfire collection he had when I was a child. He loves it and I'm thinking of getting my own collection, after restoring his. Whether one reads Foxfire for nostalgia, a curious look into southern Appalachian ways from the "oldtimers" themselves, or as a how-to on self-sufficient living, it's a great series with much value. My son wanted the entire Foxfire collection so I purchased all of the books from Amazon.

He has read all of the books now and while some of the volumes he said did not have much practical instructional information he still enjoyed reading them immensely if just for the story aspect. These books are great for anyone who loves to read about old-fashioned ways of living before modern conveniences were commonplace or for someone who wants to learn how many things were done before things were so readily available.

These books would be great for anyone who is of the "survivalist" mindset or anyone who just wants to learn to be more self sufficient. One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. I bought my first Foxfire book "back in the day" and kept buying them as they came out. Over these many years, some disappeared to siblings or children, so I decided to fill in the gaps and buy the ones I needed.

I think they are wonderful guides to the way things were done by our ancestors and I've referred to them for some old time wisdom.

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First published in , The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Editorial Reviews. From the Inside Flap. With this newest volume in the Foxfire series comes a Look inside this book. Foxfire 11 (Foxfire Series) by [Collins, Kaye Carver, Hunter, Lacy.

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Eliot Wigginton born Brooks Eliot Wigginton is an American oral historian, folklorist, writer and former educator. He was most widely known for developing the Foxfire Project, a writing project that led to a magazine and the series of best-selling Foxfire books, twelve volumes in all.