Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
32 p. : ill.
Notes
Issue features Lancaster County.
Articles include: Lancaster County, a tradition with a future - Lancaster County is an American tradition - Lancaster City faces the future by J.M.J. Klein - "A State in itself"-the people of Lancaster County - Americas "Garden Spot" ranks high in industry - Local government in Lancaster County is big business - What the Pennsylvania "Dutch" gave to American farming by E.K. Hibshman - Commonwealth's Guide to Lancaster City and County.
"Amish farmer in Lancaster County, PA, remembers the depression and talks about the history of farming in America, concentrating on the changes which have taken place in rural life over the past fifty or more years. This is a book filled with colorful anecdotes, thoughtful observations, and homespun wisdom." The author "also discusses the influences of the outside world which the Amish farmer must continually face and offers insights into how they continue to preserve their way of life." [from the dust jacket]