| Description |
x, 268 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Master's)--University of Northern Iowa. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-209) and index. |
| Contents |
Configuring Amish Historical Experience -- The Amish Agricultural System -- Preservationist Patriarchy -- Struggles for Territory -- The Limits of Common Property -- Sleeping Preacher Strains -- Unaccustomed Choices -- Persistent Amish Migrations. |
| Summary |
"The Amish on the Iowa Prairie, 1840 to 1910 tells the story of how the Amish integrated themselves into a mid-American society, even as they preserved their own culture, Steven D. Reschly traces the Amish in Iowa from their initial settlement in the 1840s, through the community's experiences at the close of the nineteenth century when the rural economy of the United States had matured, and into the early part of the twentieth century.". |
| Subject |
Amish -- Iowa -- History.
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| ISBN |
0801863880 (acid-free paper) |
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9780801863882 (acid-free paper) |
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