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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Backroads: Plain Folk and Simple Livin'

Backroads: Plain Folk and Simple Livin'

Coffey, Lynn

Paperback

Series: The Backroads Books, Book 1

General World History

ISBN10: 0615312233
ISBN13: 9780615312231
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Jan 16 2016
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.62 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Signs, superstitions, remedies and cures. The first book in Lynn Coffey's five-book series about Virginia's Appalachian culture, Backroads; Plain Folk and Simple Livin' gives readers a look into a disappearing way of life that has served generations of mountain people well. The book contains thirty-one chapters ranging from digging ginseng, churning butter, old time recipes, beekeeping, early burial practices and handmade coffins as well as in-depth interviews with six elder native people of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With endorsements from Earl Hamner, Jr., creator of the Waltons, and Jan Karon, author of the popular Mitford series, Backroad is a testament to the tenacity and resilience of the hearty Scots/Irish immigrants born and raised in the isolated hollers deep in Virginia's hazy blue mountains. Reminiscent of the Foxfire books, Backroads; Plain Folk and Simple Livin' captures the essence and spirit of those who chose a hardscrabble way of life over the confines of city living. A must read for those longing for a simpler way of life and a modicum of self-sufficiency.

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