amish

Includes a history of the Amish, their general doctrines, practices, social structure, place in American society, changes in beliefs, and issues facing them in modern society.

In 1849, a fourteen-year-old Amish girl defies convention by leaving her secure home in Pennsylvania to accompany her father across the continent by wagon train.

Describes the way of life of an Amish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including their work, beliefs, and customs.

Presents four novels about four young women in the Amish community who struggle to find love and a sense of belonging in their sheltered world.

A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.

A young Amish girl tells her "silent friend, " her diary, about all the wondrous experiences she has on her first trip to the city.

Joe Mackall recounts the experiences he has had while living surrounded by the Swartzentruber Amish community in Ashland County, Ohio, for the last sixteen years.

Looks at the forgiveness extended to the killer five Amish school children at West Nickel Mines Amish School in Pennsylvania by the Amish community in the midst of deep grief.

Explores the history, religion, and culture of the Amish, drawing on twenty-five years of research, observation, interviews, and oral history.