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Stevick, Pauline.

Beyond the Plain and Simple : A Patchwork of Amish Lives. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (174 pages)

Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- A Historical Amish Primer -- Introduction -- 1. Amish Family Values -- 2. Three Long Hours of Sitting Still -- 3. Countercultural Ideals -- 4. An Amish Intellectual -- 5. A Wedding and a Wedding Tale -- 6. 100 Quilts, 200 Pies, and Lots of Other Stuff -- 7. Amos Speaks His Mind -- 8. A Patchwork of Amish Women -- 9. Do Chickens Come Home to Roost? -- 10. When Death Comes -- 11. On the Move -- 12. On Punishment and Prodigals -- 13. Samuel's Story -- 14. Plain People's Paradise? -- 15. Old Folks at Home -- 16. In Unison or Harmony? -- Acknowledgments.

ISBN: 9781631010637

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E184.M45 -- .S748 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 289.7/3