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Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore: 1000s of Traditional Skills for Simple Living

by Jerry Johnson
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780760340011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
  • Publisher Imprint: Voyageur Press (MN)
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 352
  • Original Price: USD 27.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 1112 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Reference, General, and General

From the Back Cover

Go back to the simple life of the countryside. In "Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore," you'll learn how to read the clouds to predict the weather, make a long-lasting campfire, can fruits and vegetables, braid a rug, use a divining rod to find water, make a hammock, brew strawberry tea, tap trees to make maple syrup, find the best fishing spots, make homemade cheese and butter, build a rubber-band boat and other children's toys, fashion a backpack, cook up jams and jellies, keep your house spic-and-span, make gravestone rubbings, stitch a quilt, form adobe bricks, tan animal hides, dip wax candles, play Mumblety-Peg and other games, mix your own shampoos and lotions, build a tin-can lantern, make wallpaper and wall stencils, smoke sausages, cure arthritis and other ailments, fire a clay pot, craft homemade Christmas ornaments, repair leather shoes, rid your home of pests, plant your garden according to the moon's phases, and much more. Curated by famed Texas folklorist Jerry Mack Johnson, "Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore" is a homespun encyclopedia of classic country know-how.

Jerry Mack Johnson grew up on a ranch in West Texas and worked as a cowboy, rodeo clown, professional bull rider, miner, prospector, merchant seaman, oilfield worker, catfish farmer, salesman, and school teacher. He was the author of numerous books of lore, including Down Home Ways, Country Wisdom, and Country Scrapbook.

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