Visits with the Amish : impressions of the plain life /
Imagine living without electricity, automobiles, telephones, or television, living as our ancestors did 100 years ago - and as the Amish do today. Visits with the Amish penetrates the closed society of Amish communities in Iowa and North Carolina. Step into the homes, shops, schools, and buggies of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ames, Iowa :
Iowa State University Press,
2000.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Imagine living without electricity, automobiles, telephones, or television, living as our ancestors did 100 years ago - and as the Amish do today. Visits with the Amish penetrates the closed society of Amish communities in Iowa and North Carolina. Step into the homes, shops, schools, and buggies of real Amish families, attend a church service and a quiting bee, experience the quiet rhythms of work and play among these deeply religious people. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 106 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0813826098 (alk.) |