Kraybill, Donald B. <br/><br/>
The Amish of Lancaster County / 
text by Donald B. Kraybill ; photography by Daniel Rodriguez. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Mechanicsburg, Pa. :  Stackpole Books,  2008. 
 - 88 p. :  col. ill., col. maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Amish of Lancaster County -- Secrets of Amish population growth -- Myths and realities -- Religious roots -- Quilt work of Amish values -- Amish spirituality -- Ordnung -- Religious rituals and practices -- Architecture of community life -- Family and children -- Childbirth -- Health care -- Bountiful food -- Social gatherings and holidays -- Leisure -- Schools and teachers -- Rumspringa -- Weddings -- Stewards of the soil -- Mini industrial revolution -- Women entrepreneurs -- Motor vehicle maze -- Tractors and farm machinery -- "Amish electricity" -- Selective use of technology -- Civic participation -- Government, voting, and taxes -- Tourism -- Amish and the media -- Tragedy at Nickel Mines -- Art and creative expression -- Dying gracefully -- Related religious groups -- Future of Amish society. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780811734783 (pbk.) 0811734781 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007033212 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Amish--Social life and customs.--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County<br/>Amish--Social conditions.--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County<br/>Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--Pictorial works.<br/>Community life--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs.<br/>Lancaster County (Pa.)--Ethnic relations.<br/>Lancaster County (Pa.)--Church history.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F 157.L2  / K725 2008