Title:
A history of the Amish / Steven M. Nolt.
Author:
Nolt, Steven M., 1968-
Publication Information:
Intercourse, PA : Good Books, c2003.
Call Number:
BX8129 .A6 N65 2003
Abstract:
"The Amish, one of America's most intriguing peoples, have survived for 300 years! While much has been written on the Amish, little has appeared about their history. This newly revised and updated book brings together in one volume a thorough history of the Amish people. 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. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Edition:
Rev. and updated.
ISBN:
9781561483938
Physical Description:
379 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm.
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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.
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