Aunt Arie: a Foxfire portrait
Of all the people documented by the Foxfire students since 1966, none has been more appealing to readers than Arie Carpenter. For all those who have read and cherished the Foxfire books, here is a loving portrait of a fondly remembered friend. This book is not just about Aunt Arie; it is Aunt Arie. In her own words, she discusses everything from planting, harvesting, and cooking to her thoughts about religion and her feelings about living alone. Also included are testimonials from many who knew…
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- Full title :Aunt Arie : a Foxfire portrait / edited by Linda Garland Page and Eliot Wigginton.
Summary
Of all the people documented by the Foxfire students since 1966, none has been more appealing to readers than Arie Carpenter. For all those who have read and cherished the Foxfire books, here is a loving portrait of a fondly remembered friend. This book is not just about Aunt Arie; it is Aunt Arie. In her own words, she discusses everything from planting, harvesting, and cooking to her thoughts about religion and her feelings about living alone. Also included are testimonials from many who knew her and a wealth of photographs.
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- Publication Date:1992.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication:Chapel Hill, NC
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1992.
Notes
Originally published: New York : Dutton, ©1983.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 195 pages) : : illustrations, maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0807866563, 9780807866566
- oclc:ocm45731587
- LC Classification:F262.M2
- Dewey Decimal:975.6/98204/092
Table of Contents
Cover Page; Aunt Arie; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Credits; Introduction; Editor's Note; 1 "I've spent my happiest days here"; 2 "He married me, and he died with me"; 3 "Pays a body t'work more'n it does t'starve"; 4 "I'd a heap rather cook as t'eat"; 5 "Mommy learnt me lots about th'doctorin' business"; 6 "Some a'these days I'll be where I won't have t'walk in th'mud"; 7 "It's been a long time, ain't it?"; 8 "Livin' by yourself ain't all roses-and it ain't all thorns"; Tributes: "No one could out-give Aunt Arie."
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