Favorite Books about Homesteading??

[Hinotori]

I picked up a dozen of the Foxfire books at the used bookstore.

 

[Beekissed]

I picked up a dozen of the Foxfire books at the used bookstore.

What a find!!! They are VERY pricey now, especially the original set.

 

[Hinotori]

These were 2.99 each. Well within my buying range.

Holy cow! I just looked them up on Amazon. You weren't kidding on pricey

 

[Beekissed]

Cheaper on Ebay but you still got a GREAT bargain!

 

[HomesteaderWife]

@Junebugaboo - Maybe not in your homesteading category in particular, but we've very much enjoyed reading the stories of Richard Proenneke in "One Man's Widlerness" about a gentleman who moved to the wilderness of Alaska and settled his own cabin years back. I also highly recommend Monte Burch's "The Ultimate Guide to Skinning and Tanning" if you're looking to pick up a new skill. It may seem gross getting into it for some, but it is extremely rewarding to take, say, a recently culled rabbit flock and tan their hides, then make a cozy pair of mittens or even a blanket with them. We've also gotten "Country Wisdom and Know-How" and it has a ton of great info in it on a variety of subjects. Oh, and not sure if it was mentioned, but "The Backyard Homestead" was great too!

 

[milkmansdaughter]

American Gothic history: http://totallyhistory.com/american-gothic/
I used to have a client who grew up in Iowa and his dad and Grant Wood were good friends. In the picture, it's supposed to be a farmer and his spinster daughter. Actually, the "farmer" was Grant Woods' dentist, and the "daughter" was Grant Woods' sister.
Grant Woods also made furniture, and the family had a chair built by him. And he had painted a picture of my client's mother that is now in a museum.

 

[Hinotori]

I've read One Man's Wilderness. Wonderful reading.

We very much enjoy watching the film of it Alone in the Wilderness. Just one of those things that draw most people in like watching Bob Ross paint.

 

[CrealCritter]

My grandfather married a full blooded cherokee Indian. My dad looks a lot like an american Indian. I never met my granddad because he died before I was born, but I have very fond memories of my grandma. My dad passed on a few native american Indian things to me, mainly food growing, foraging, hunting, fishing and survival in the wilderness. All of which I can do some what well although I'm not very proficient at any of them because like anything you need to put it into practice to become good at it.

I really wished I would have had the chance to learn from my grandma before she passed. She was a very wise woman. I learn best by doing, book learning is OK but it's not like just doing something.

A very wise man once told me, you want to learn how to build a house? Then build a house. I've learned I can substitute house for most anything else in life and it applies.

einstein said: "The only source of knowledge is experience". But I've found that experience is a really strange thing... you get it right after you needed it.

IDK where I was going with all this... Sorry for rambling nonsense.

 

[Britesea]

Wisdom comes from Experience. Experience is often a result of lack of Wisdom. ~ Terry Pratchett

 

[CrealCritter]

Wisdom comes from Experience. Experience is often a result of lack of Wisdom. ~ Terry Pratchett

Wow... Now that's a brain twister right there...