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Foxfire 8

The Foxfire Series seriesNext:Foxfire 9(1985) →

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.

Subject
history
Themes
crafts
Audience
adult
Length
long · 512 pages

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