Max Kade Institute Library Search

Use the above window to search all fields. Otherwise, search individual fields below.
Please note: In many of the bibliographic records, MKI has not used umlauts (ä, ö, ü) or the letter ß. Try searching both for umlauts and for ae, oe, or ue, and ss.

FormatBook Whole
Author, MonographicBachmann-Geiser, Brigitte
Title, MonographicAmish: The Way of Life of the Amish in Berne, Indiana
Place of PublicationRockland, ME
PublisherPicton Press
Date of Publication2009
Extent of Work246 pp., ill. + 1 sound disc
Series TitleSwiss American Historical Society Special Publication
Series Vol. IDNo. 28
AbstractContents: Amish Comes from Ammann -- From Bern, Switzerland to Berne, Indiana -- Methods and Goals of Research -- Clothing and Hairstyles -- Church Life -- Working Life -- Food and Drink -- Games and Entertainment -- Courtship and Marriage -- Building and Living -- Childhood and Schooling -- Traditional Feasts -- Old Age, Illness, and Death -- The Amish and the "English" -- Appendix -- Works Cited -- Bibliographies.
NotesOn title page: With Watercolors and Drawings by Eugen Bachmann. Translated from the German by John Bendix. With a CD of Amish Hymns and Folksongs. --- Includes bibliographical notes and references (pp. 231-245). --- Compact disc, "Amische Lieder / Amish Songs." --- Donated by Bob Meier. --- In MadCat.
Call NumberMKI / WHS F534 B46 B3315 2009
MKI TermsAmish -- Indiana -- Berne -- Social life and customs/ Songs/ Music