Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Arcadia Publishing : Made available through hoopla, 2002
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781439628355 (electronic bk.) MWT11449669, 1439628351 (electronic bk.) 11449669
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The people of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the "plain people," avoid manifestations of modern culture, preferring to live a simple life in accordance with their interpretation of the Bible. The Old Order Amish are considered the most fundamentalist, shunning electric appliances, gasoline-powered vehicles, modern dress, and engaging primarily in agriculture. Since the Pennsylvania Dutch Country is a favored vacation destination, postcard publishers have produced scenes of the everyday life of the plain people since the beginning of the twentieth century. More than two hundred of these postcards are meticulously arranged and described in Pennsylvania Dutch Country
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