A richly-detailed account of Amish life and how the sons of "Rosanna of the Amish" turned out. Joseph W. Yoder writes of his own brothers and people: as one who left the plainest of the Amish, he speaks honestly of the shortcomings, and passionately of the beauty of the Amish way of life.
It's all here: quiltings, frolics, weddings, auctions, barn raisings, church services, visiting, hard work, schools and love.
Learn why Amish don't need fire insurance or government aid; why there is little unemployment, crime or divorce among the Amish; why there are so many splinter groups; why some practice "the ban;" historical beginnings and relationship to ancient asceticism. Unusual texts and notes for Amish songs, poems in "Pennsylvania Dutch" with translations.
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