Why I left the Amish: a memoir
โ Scribed by Furlong, Saloma Miller
- Publisher
- Michigan State University Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Datt's struggle with life. A frolic. Do you remember me?. Funeral circle. Reckoning with Joe. In the shadows of the buggies. A grain by the wayside. What do you mean by love?. Wrapping a plan. Out of the woods. Into daybreak. Appendixes: Naming practices among the Amish; Differences between Amish and Mennonites; Terms for "outsiders."
โฆ Table of Contents
Datt's struggle with life. A frolic. Do you remember me?. Funeral circle. Reckoning with Joe. In the shadows of the buggies. A grain by the wayside. What do you mean by love?. Wrapping a plan. Out of the woods. Into daybreak. Appendixes: Naming practices among the Amish
Differences between Amish and Mennonites
Terms for "outsiders."
โฆ Subjects
Amish;Amish--Ohio;Amish--Ohio--Social life and customs;Amish--Social life and customs;Families;Families--Ohio;Parent and child;Parent and child--Ohio;Biography;Biographies;Amish -- Ohio -- Biography;Amish -- Ohio -- Social life and customs;Parent and child -- Ohio;Families -- Ohio;Furlong, Saloma Miller -- Childhood and youth -- Family;Amish -- Social life and customs;Ohio
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