Step inside the door of Log Cabin Pioneers as Wayne Erbsen takes you on a personal journey of finding and restoring a historic log cabin. By the magic of a crackling fire he'll introduce you to authenticpioneers who will sing you ancient songs spin yarns about Davy Crockett Daniel Boone and Thomas Jefferson and tell spell-binding tales of bear hunting with moonshine or give you advice on how to buy a mule.You'll joinother settlers in a house raising sourcing new logs for a cabin find a red ear of corn at a husking bee and kick up your heels at an old-fashioned barn dance. They'll take you inside an old-time general store and a one-roomschoolhouse and will feed you molasses crips and ash cake. If you're sickly they'll heal you with remedies and superstitions; ladies will learn how to catch a man and gents will learn how to pick a wife.The book includes143 vintage black and white photos and melodies lyrics and chords to 19 songs.