After the Fire : The Destruction of the Lancaster County Amish
Testa, Randy-Michael
ISBN 10: 0874515874 ISBN 13: 9780874515879
Published by Dartmouth College, 1992
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Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 5876117-6
Synopsis:
Argues that because of accelerated development, population increases, and the constant attention of tourists the Amish people are being forced to move out of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Review:
New York Times Book Review"
Philadelphia Inquirer"
A call to reflection and action...The Amish way of life, as Mr. Testa emphasizes, is not historical curiosity but a vibrant, if endangered, present reality...A compelling [vision] of widespread spiritual famine in a land of material glut. New York Times Book Review"
At once a portrait of lives as they are lived and an account of the ongoing struggle of a community to survive the grinding machinery of technological and economic change. Philadelphia Inquirer"
An affecting mourning for the impending destruction of the Amish community, both for its own sake and for that of our larger society for whom the Amish, Testa convinces us, can serve as a valuable example. Kirkus Reviews"
"A call to reflection and action...The Amish way of life, as Mr. Testa emphasizes, is not historical curiosity but a vibrant, if endangered, present reality...A compelling [vision] of widespread spiritual famine in a land of material glut."-- "New York Times Book Review"
"At once a portrait of lives as they are lived and an account of the ongoing struggle of a community to survive the grinding machinery of technological and economic change."-- "Philadelphia Inquirer"
"An affecting mourning for the impending destruction of the Amish community, both for its own sake and for that of our larger society--for whom the Amish, Testa convinces us, can serve as a valuable example."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
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Bibliographic Details
Title: After the Fire : The Destruction of the ...
Publisher: Dartmouth College
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Susie Riehl
Condition: Good