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Author:

Shachtman, Tom, 1942-

Title:

Rumspringa : to be or not to be Amish / Tom Shachtman.

Edition:

1st paperback ed.

Publisher:

North Point Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

286 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Rumspringa.
Amish teenagers--Conduct of life.
Amish teenagers--Religious life.
Amish teenagers--Social life and customs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-283). "This book is based, in part, on research done for the Stick Figure Productions documentary The Devil's Playground"--P. opposite tp.

Contents:

Going away -- A glory old time -- Straightforward conversations -- Education: prepare for usefulness -- Faith and doctrine: stand fast and believe the Word as written -- Shunning: to keep the church pure -- Farming: the ideal occupation -- Working away -- Women's lib would have a field day among the Amish -- Seeking solutions -- Coming home: an essay.

ISBN:

0865477426 (pbk.)
9780865477421 (pbk.)

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)

ARPC277 -- Leon Public Library (Leon)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)