Chapters: For goodness' sake --Gifts from God --Graven images --A woman's rold --Ben --Daily bread --Rum Springa --A tip of the hat --Laundry at dawn --The haircut --Barn raising --House church --What's in a name? --That wonderful home cooking --Andy --Amanda --Instruction in wisdom --Bed courtship --Rachel --News from the budget --Noah.
Summary
Through personal stories and photographs the author reveals the Amish beliefs, values, and traditions, and conveys their view of the outside world.
Department of Foreign Languages, West Virginia University ,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
v. ; 23 cm.
Contents
No.2: A select bibliography on the Pennsylvania German dialect--No.3: Amish bibliography, 1951-1977--No.4: A bibliography of works published in the yearbooks of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society--No.9: German American Bibliography for 1979 with supplements for 1971-1978.
" Sammy and Brian Mystery #2. When the small village of Bird-in-Hand comes to the aid of Amishman David Lapp, strange things happen. A stranger, claiming to be a brother, chases after a tattooed man. Who is The Bird? And who is setting ten fires and why?" [from the publisher]
