This is an update of the #1 best-selling title on the Sasquatch Books list with an incredible backlist rate of sale that shows this book’s ability to constantly appeal to new audiences.
The Encyclopedia of Country Livingis the original manual of basic skills and country wisdom for living on the land–whether it’s a farm or homestead, suburb or city. Continually updated since its inception in 1969, the 50th Anniversary Edition is complete with updated resource and contact information.Contributor Bio(s)
Carla Emery lived on a farm in Idaho for more than thirty years as a wife, mother of seven, home-schooler, goat-keeper, garden-grower, writer, and country-living instructor. She wrote and self-published the first editions ofThe Encyclopedia of Country Livingduring the early 1970s and also ran her “School of Country Living.” Carla sold nearly 90,000 copies of her self-published editions, traveling the country to promote it and appearing on such shows asThe Mike Douglas Show,The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,The Phil Donahue Show, andGood Morning America, where she demonstrated country-living skills such as goat-milking, bread-making, and butter-churning. When Sasquatch Books published the 9th Edition ofEncyclopediain 1994, Carla continued to travel the country promoting and selling the book, and teaching the timeless skills of country living. Carla cultivated a large and loyal following across the country. Carla passed away in 2005.
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