Beyond the plain and simple : a patchwork of Amish lives

Beyond the plain and simple : a patchwork of Amish lives / Pauline Stevick ; illustrations by Freiman Stoltzfus.

Author/creator	Stevick, Pauline, 1938-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, ©2006.
Description	xiii, 159 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Stevick, Pauline, 1938---Travel --United States. Amish--United States --Social life and customs --Anecdotes. Amish--United States --Biography --Anecdotes. Community life--United States --Anecdotes. Country life--United States --Anecdotes. United States--Social life and customs --Anecdotes. United States--Biography --Anecdotes. United States--Description and travel.

Contents	Amish family values -- Three long hours of sitting still -- Countercultural ideals -- An Amish intellectual -- A wedding and a wedding tale -- 100 quilts, 200 pies, and lots of other stuff -- Amos speaks his mind -- A patchwork of Amish women -- Do chickens come home to roost? -- When death comes -- On the move -- On punishment and prodigals -- Samuel's story -- Plain people's paradise? -- Old folks at home -- In unison or harmony?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN	2006016312
ISBN	0873388801 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780873388801 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780873388801

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E184.M45 S74 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold