The Cracker Barrel Author:Eric Sloane This is an autographed Library copy and is in good condition.It does have the Library cover, card pocket and some stamps but text is not disturbed. — "The old time country store had a lot more than merchandise. There was a big potbellied stove and a barrel of common crackers within reach of whoever had the time for chatting and a liking for the ... more »warmth of a hickory fire. With that kind of surroundings a fellow could spin yarns or just listen, get to meet everyone in town, and hear a lot of different opinions." With charming text, illustrated by his inimitable line drawings, Eric Sloane recreates the flavor of the country store in all of its delightful moods and poses. Much more than a mercantile establishment, the country store served as meeting house, newspaper, public forum, and private club. Around the cracker barrel gathered the farmer, the blacksmith, the carpenter, the barber, the storekeeper himself--in fact, all of the interested townsmen.« less