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Format:
Book
Title:
A history of the Amish
ISBN:
9781561483938
Edition:
Rev. and updated ed.
Publication Information:
Intercourse, Pa. : Good Books, ©2003.
Physical Description:
379 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
A Reformation heritage -- Amish beginnings, 1693-1711 -- Migration and persistence: The Amish in Europe, 1693-1901 -- Settlement and struggle in the New World: The Amish in eighteenth-century Pennsylvania -- A time of testing: The Amish in Europe, 1790-1860 -- Prosperity and promise in North America, 1880-1865 -- Years of division, 1850-1978 -- Merging traditions: Amish Mennonites and Mennonites in North America and Europe, 18700-1937 -- Preservation and perseverance: The Old Order Amish, 1865-1900 -- Challenges in a new century, 1900-1945 -- Peoplehood in a changing world: Amish life since 1945.
Summary:
From their beginnings in Europe through their settlement in North America, the Amish have struggled to maintain their beliefs and traditions in often hostile settings. Atlantic crossings, westward migration, military conscription, and compulsory school laws were just a few of the many challenges to the Amish church through the years. Caught in the currents and conflicts of national life, the Amish have remained a distinct people in America's melting pot.
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