Amish Roots: A Treasury of History, Wisdom and Lore - Hardcover

Hostetler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801837693 ISBN 13: 9780801837692

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1989

Synopsis

Offers an anthology of letters, journal entries, poems, stories, and bits of family lore that give a view of Amish life from colonial times to the present

About this title

Review

""Less accessible than perhaps any other American subculture, the Amish reveal themselves only in fleeting glimpses to the 'English,' as they refer to outsiders. That is why former Temple professor John A. Hostetler's new collection is so valuable, for in it the Amish speak for themselves." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"Amish Roots can be read straight through to help one develop a deeper understanding of the Amish people or it can be savored in bits and pieces, in someone's guest room or by one's bed. In a quiet way it is both a critique of contemporary American culture and a reassuring comment on the goodness of people." -- Natural History

"Describes seemingly every aspect of Amish life in the words of men and women who have lived it... Reproductions of such Amish artworks as drawings and hymnal and Bible bookplates, each one handsome enough to frame." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer

Book Description

Now in paperback--the Amish story as told by the Amish themselves in letters, journals, poems, and legends

Edition details

• Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801837693
• ISBN 13: 9780801837692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344