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Amish Life : A Portrait of Plain Living Hardcover - 1991

by Wasilchick, John V

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  • Hardcover
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crescent Books, 1991. 157pp, num col ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Some slight shelf wear. A portrait of the customs, life ways, and history of the Amish, Old Order mennonites and Hutterites known collectively as the Plain People. Beyond the images of horse and buggy and plain clothing lies a rich and complex way of life. Shows the Plain people at work on their farms, and in their shops building furniture without electric power tool. It follows the patterns of everyday family life as mothers endeavour to keep up with farm and family. One room schools, barn raisings, quilting bees, and the canning of vegetables from the garden are all part of the Plain people experience presented in these pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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  • Title Amish Life : A Portrait of Plain Living
  • Author Wasilchick, John V
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 155
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Crescent Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 1991
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 007151
  • ISBN 9780517065846 / 0517065843
  • Weight 2.39 lbs (1.08 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.29 x 9.3 x 0.82 in (28.68 x 23.62 x 2.08 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Amish - Social life and customs, Pennsylvania - Social life and customs
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93212034
  • Dewey Decimal Code 974.800

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