New York Amish: life in the plain communities of the Empire State

Who are the Amish? -- Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties : twentieth-century Amish pioneers in western New York -- St. Lawrence County's Swartzentruber Amish : the plainest of the plain people -- From Lancaster County to Lowville : moving north to keep the old ways -- The Mohawk Valley Amish :...

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Main Author: Johnson-Weiner, Karen 1953- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca, NY [u.a.] Cornell Univ. Press c 2010
In:Year: 2010
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New York (State) / Amish
Further subjects:B Amish (New York (State))
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Summary:Who are the Amish? -- Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties : twentieth-century Amish pioneers in western New York -- St. Lawrence County's Swartzentruber Amish : the plainest of the plain people -- From Lancaster County to Lowville : moving north to keep the old ways -- The Mohawk Valley Amish : Old Order diversity in central New York -- In search of consensus and fellowship : New York's Swiss Amish -- On Franklin County's western border : new settlements in the North Country -- The challenge of Amish settlement -- Amish settlement in New York : for the future
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0801445183