Status
Available
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Series
Publication
Anchor (1973), Edition: 1st, 416 pages
Description
Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region.
User reviews
LibraryThing member MrsLee
I found this collection to be interesting. My favorite being the ghost stories. The section on midwifing and burial customs were fascinating also. I rather skimmed over wagon making, spinning and weaving, but on the whole it was charming.
LibraryThing member Willie3
This second volume celebrates the rites and customs of Appalachia, featuring sections on ghost stories, spring wild plant foods, corn shuckin's, spinning and weaving, midwives, granny women, old-time burial customs, witches and haints, and wagon making.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1973
Physical description
9.16 inches
ISBN
0385022670 / 9780385022675