The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys and Games
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Originally published in 1985, the book includes familiar games like marbles, hopscotch, and horseshoes, as well as more obscure entertainments such as stealing the pines, crows and cranes, and thimble. Here, too, are instructions for constructing playhouses, noisemakers, puzzles, and whimmy diddles. The book also provides information on special games traditionally played on Sundays and holidays.
For those who are tired of worn-out batteries and electronic toys and for anyone curious about the playtimes of an earlier generation, The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys and Games is a welcome and entertaining guide.
Simon J. Bronner
Simon J. Bronner is Dean of the College of General Studies and distinguished professor of social sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He is author or editor of over forty books on folklore, ethnology, and cultural history, including The Practice of Folklore: Essays toward a Theory of Tradition and Campus Traditions: Folklore from the Old-Time College to the Modern Mega-University, both published by University Press of Mississippi.
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The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys and Games - Linda Garland Page
PART ONE
OUTSIDE
GAMES
Most of the homes was woodlands around, and we rambled in the woods a lot. Enjoyed nature, really. All of us mountain people did that, too. I look back over my childhood as a very happy life, and I don’t regret that I lived back then.—Ada Kelly
The elements of the outdoors—the woods, fields, cornshucks, ivy branches, playgrounds, June bugs, moss, and hiding places—dominate the memories of those we interviewed. There were plenty of indoor games, as you can see in Part Two, but when the weather permitted—and sometimes when it didn’t—the people we talked with preferred the