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Among the Amish / drawings and writings by Keith Bowen ; with a foreword by Donald B. Kraybill.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowen, Keith, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--Pictorial works.
- Amish.
- Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--Social life and customs.
- Amish in art.
- Lancaster County (Pa.)--Pictorial works.
- Lancaster County (Pa.).
- Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs.
- Amish--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Pennsylvania--Lancaster County.
- Genre:
- illustrated books.
- Illustrated works
- Pictorial works
- Illustrated works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiii, [1], 130 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 34 cm
- Distribution:
- London : Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Running Press, 1996.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Donald B. Kraybill, Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Autumn. First Impressions; Picking Corn; In the Carpenter's Workshop; Weddings; Suppertime; Sunday
- Winter. The Water Wheel; The Horse Auction; Spreading Manure; The Farm Auction; The Carriage Workshop; Travel; The Community Telephone; Funerals; At Play; Visiting
- Spring. Returning to Emmanuel and Sadie's; Going to School; Barn Raising; Harrowing; Corn Planting; Picnicking; Martin Houses; Quilting; Heading Home
- Summer. Harvesting Wheat; The Art Critic; Milking; Making Hay; Cultivating; Corn Silage; Cutting and Spearing Tobacco; Hanging Tobacco; The Produce Market; Harvesting Potatoes; Gardening; Canning; The Watermelon Harvest.
- Notes:
- "Art direction and design by Ken Newbaker. Edited by Brian Perrin:"--Title page verso.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies I & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copy 1 dustjacket has label for Courage Books with ISBN 076243853 attached to back cover.
- Running Press copies are "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 1561387479
- 9781561387472
- OCLC:
- 35759567
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