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Tanning and Shoemaking in Wartime Skins and Stories
It recounts wartime tanning and shoemaking from skins and hides, mixing biblical allusions with personal reminiscence. The writer describes crude methods, from bark vats to sun and ash processes, and recalls making shoes, dyeing, and leatherwork under hardship, with vivid asides and regional color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Christ
Elijah
John the Baptist
Devil
Job
Jeremiah
Ebedmelech
Simoramus
Judia
DeVoe
Langford
Cyrus
Abraham
Hagar
Abigail
David
Lynn
Mass
Brockton
Haverhill
United States
Blackjack Hills