Foxfire 8
In 1966, in the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Georgia, a teacher and his students founded a quarterly magazine that they named Foxfire, after a phosphorescent lichen. In 1972, several articles from the magazine were published in book form and the acclaimed Foxfire series was born. Some thirty years later, the books continue to teach a philosophy of simplicity in living that is truly enduring in its appeal. Much more than "how to" books, the Foxfire series is a publishing phenomenon and a...
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Southern folk pottery from pug mills, ash glazes, and groundhog kilns to face jugs, churns and roosters; mule swapping, chicken fighting, and more are included in this eighth volume.
Introduction7Blacks in Appalachia23Anna Tutt25Bruce Mosley38Harley Penland46Carrie Stewart51Viola Lenoir61Southern Folk Pottery71An Appreciation71The Meaders Pottery (Cleveland, Georgia)81Arie Meaders90Cheever and Lanier Meaders122Edwin Meaders171Burlon and Irene Craig (Vail, North Carolina)209Norman and Irene Smith (Lawley, Alabama)256The Wilson, Hewell, and Brown Potteries287The Wilson Pottery (Lula, Georgia)290H. A. and Monteen Wilson290Jimmy Wilson, Michael Crocker304The Hewell Pottery (Gillsville, Georgia)320Ada Hewell320Henry, Grace, and Chester Hewell329The Brown Pottery (Arden, North Carolina)345Louis and Charlie Brown345Cockfighting385Part IBreeds, Breeding, Selling, Raising, Combs, Conditioning, Fighting, and the Law385Part IIPaul B. Stamey, Chicken Fighter446Part IIIRex Duvall, Chicken Fighter473"Let Me Tell You About This Mule"488Index of People511
