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This interview is one of a series conducted concerning rural life in West Virginia. Mr. Edward L. Johnson discusses a variety of his activities beginning with a general summary of his life experiences. Topics discussed include the Great Depression, farming, transportation, farm equipment, food, bee hunting, gathering of roots and herbs, and his employment. The availability of game and veterinarians, social events, crime, entertainment at home and work in the mines conclude the interview.

Publication Date

1974

Identifier

OH64-157

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Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Johnson, Edward L., 1917- -- Autobiography.
Farm life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Community life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-157.

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Oral History Interview: Edward L. Johnson

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