This is a story of Hannes, a German-Lutheran boy who joined a band of Swiss Mennonites fleeing from Europe's desperate terror and poverty of the 17th century. It is a story of the perils of Hannes' journey and the improvement of his rifle, brought from his fatherland.
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, music ; 23 cm
Summary
"For hundreds of years Candle Love Feast has been a much loved part of the Moravian Christmas celebration. This love feast is a simple and beautiful service held on Christams Eve in honor of the Birthday of the baby Jesus. Candle Love Feast is held especially for children on the afternoon of Christmas Eve and even the babies are welcome." [dust jacket]
111 pages including color frontispiece illustrations (some color) 24 x 20 cm
Summary
"The author, in selecting the background for her story, turns to the famous Ephrata Cloister in the Pennsylvania Dutch country of southeastern Pennsylvania. This cloister contains serious-minded, religious men and women who feed the soldiers and bind their wounds. They like young Stephen so much that they are especially nice to him. In return, and at considerable risk of which he thinks nothing, he eagerly volunteers to thwart a plot against the life of General Washington who is planning to visit the wounded soldiers." [dust jacket]
"A boy had to ride sometimes, or he would burst in pieces! Twelve-year-old Dirk, a son of the plain people, dearly loved his family and would not have traded shoes with any city boy. But, still, the ways of his people were so -this way exactly and no other way! It was hard to want to ride a horse so badly he 'could taste it,' and to have to forego the pleasure because 'a horse is to work.'" [book jacket]
