Eliot Wigginton
Born November 9, 1942
Eliot Wigginton (born Brooks Eliot Wigginton on November 9, 1942) is an American oral historian, folklorist, writer and former educator. He is most widely known for developing with his high school students the Foxfire Project, a writing project consisting of interviews and stories about Appalachia. The project was developed into a magazine and series of best-selling Foxfire books. The series comprised essays and articles by high school students from Rabun County, Georgia focusing on Appalachian culture. In 1987, Wigginton was named "Georgia Teacher of the Year,"[1] and in 1989, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. In 1992, Wigginton confessed to and was convicted of child molestation.
Books by Eliot Wigginton in order
Books by Eliot Wigginton in the order they were published, from The Foxfire Book (1972) to Foxfire 10 (1993).
- 1The Foxfire Book
The Foxfire Book1972 - 2The Foxfire Book, Book One
The Foxfire Book, Book One1972 - 3Foxfire 2
Foxfire 21973 - 4Foxfire 3
Foxfire 31975 - 5MomentsMoments1975
- 6The Foxfire Book, Foxfire 2, Foxfire 3The Foxfire Book, Foxfire 2, Foxfire 31975
- 7"I Wish I Could Give My Son a Wild Raccoon"
"I Wish I Could Give My Son a Wild Raccoon"1976 - 8Foxfire 4
Foxfire 41977 - 9Foxfire 5
Foxfire 51979 - 10Foxfire 4, Foxfire 5, Foxfire 6Foxfire 4, Foxfire 5, Foxfire 61980
- 11Foxfire 6
Foxfire 61980 - 12Foxfire 7
Foxfire 71982 - 13Foxfire 8
Foxfire 81984 - 14Sometimes a Shining Moment
Sometimes a Shining Moment1985 - 15Foxfire 9
Foxfire 91986 - 16Foxfire 10 (Foxfire
Foxfire 10 (Foxfire1988 - 17A Foxfire Christmas
A Foxfire Christmas1990 - 18Foxfire Christmas, AFoxfire Christmas, A1990
- 19Foxfire
Foxfire1991 - 20Refuse to Stand Silently By
Refuse to Stand Silently By1991 - 21Foxfire 10Foxfire 101993