A peculiar people [electronic resource] : Iowa's old order Amish : an expanded edition / Elmer Schwieder and Dorothy Schwieder ; with a new essay by Thomas J. Morain.
Publication details: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2009.Edition: 1st University of Iowa Press edDescription: xxiii188 p. : ill., mapsISBN:- 9781587298059 (alk. paper)
- 1587298058 (alk. paper)
- 977.70088/28973 22
- F630.M45 S39 2009eb
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-183) and index.
A peculiar people in a brave new world : Iowa's old order Amish in recent years -- The old order in Iowa -- Origin and growth -- Religious practices -- Economic organization -- Family life -- Mobility and new communities -- The school controversy -- The vital issue : education -- The Beachy Amish -- The plain people in the Midwest.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.