"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]
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]
"Betsy Brecher...has a one-in-a-million potential. She learned to work hard in her Dunker community and grew up loving simple pleasures and the unity of a close-knit family. Yet Betsy's interests grew when she went to school where she became interested in music, the fine arts and school activities with her friends who were not Dunkers. Some of Betsy's acquaintances and relatives condemn her activities, calling her 'worldly.' They say her school activities and friendships must end in favor of the traditionally plain Dunker way of life. The pressure mounts and Betsy must make a choice." [dust jacket]
Traces the reasons for and history of German immigration to the United States and discusses the contributions of German-Americans to various aspects of life in their new country.
