{"product_id":"growing-up-backwoods-southern-true-stories-confessions-of-being-raised-by-grandparents-on-a-backwoods-north-carolina-farm-paperback","title":"Growing Up Backwoods Southern: True Stories \u0026 Confessions of Being Raised by Grandparents on a Backwoods North Carolina Farm - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip E. Sr. Burrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Baby Boomer\" author and newspaper publisher Philip Burrow takes a heartfelt, and sometimes painful, nostalgic look at being raised in the 50's by his grandparents at a small, backwoods farm in rural North Carolina. In this first-person account, he also delves into the life and family pottery business of his great-grandfather, William Henry Chriscoe, one of the early potters of the modern day Pottery Mecca of Seagrove, NC. Many nostalgic photos of the Chriscoe family are included, some dating back to the early 1900's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will enjoy this book if: \u003cbr\u003e - You fondly remember your aging grandparents, great-uncles, and great-aunts\u003cbr\u003e - You were raised by grandparents or someone other than your parents\u003cbr\u003e - You like reading of a time when life was slower\u003cbr\u003e - You grew up on a small farm\u003cbr\u003e - You grew up in the country\u003cbr\u003e - You like reading about the \"Good old days\"\u003cbr\u003e - You suffered abuse as a child\u003cbr\u003e - You are a parent considering divorce\u003cbr\u003e - You are interested in living off the land\u003cbr\u003e - You are an \"Old-time\" Southerner\u003cbr\u003e - You appreciate the \"Self-sufficiency\" lifestyle\u003cbr\u003e - You are interested in early North Carolina pottery\u003cbr\u003e - You've never shucked a bushel of corn\u003cbr\u003e - You've never raised chickens\u003cbr\u003e - You've never castrated a pig\u003cbr\u003e - You've never sat on an outdoor privy seat and gotten a cold butt in freezing weather\u003cbr\u003e - You've never had the run of a home and farm with goats, mules, cows, dogs, cats, kids, and other grand-kids -- a trusting home where relatives and farm neighbors popped in unannounced almost daily by just opening a generally unlocked door.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing raised by grandparents of another generation was an experience to never be forgotten, according to the author. But sometimes being shuffled back and forth between a mother and grandparents was painful and fraught with mixed emotions and feelings. Nevertheless, to have had \"a foot in two generations,\" was a privilege today savored by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.99 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47286202106041,"sku":"9781943007028","price":29.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/HizmdbUcbS9781943007028.webp?v=1779724228","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/growing-up-backwoods-southern-true-stories-confessions-of-being-raised-by-grandparents-on-a-backwoods-north-carolina-farm-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}