edited by Eliot Wigginton and his students
512 pp
This sixth volume celebrates the playful and innovative heritage of Appalachia, featuring 100 toys and games, from bow and arrows to merry-go-rounds, flying jennys to puzzles, cornstalk fiddles to gourd banjos and song bows, and cucumber dolls, as well as wooden locks, shoemaking, and a water-powered sawmill.
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Table of Contents
- Jake Waldroop
- Gourd Banjos and Songbows
- Wooden Locks
- Shoemaking
- Toys and Games
- "Uncle John was in the Crib Stealing Corn"
- "I Did the Best I Could with the Brain Nature Gave Me"
- Memories of the American Chesnut
- The Homeplace
- Index of People
- Cumulative Index for Foxfire 4, Foxfire 5, and Foxfire 6
