Nolt, Steven M., 1968-

A history of the Amish / Steven M. Nolt. - Third edition - New York, New York : Good Books, c2015. - viii, 405 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-391) and index.

Acknowledgments (p.vii) -- The Reformation Heritage (p.1) -- Amish Beginnings, 1693-1712 (p.26) -- Migration and Persistence : The Amish in Europe, 1693-1801 (p.50) -- Settlement and Struggle in a New World : The Amish in Eighteenth-Century Pennsylvania (p.72) -- A Time of Testing : The Amish in Europe, 1790-1860 (p.97) -- Prosperity and Promise in North America, 1800-1865 (p.120) -- Years of Division, 1850-1878 (p.162) -- Merging Traditions : Amish Mennonites and Mennonites in North America and Europe, 1870-1937 (p.197) -- Preservation and Perseverence : Old Order Amish, 1865-1900 (p.234) -- Finding a Place in Modern America, 1900-1945 (p.261) -- Conflict, Compromise, and Renewal, 1945-1975 (p.298) -- Peoplehood in the Midst of Modernity (p.332) -- Endnotes (p.359) -- Bibliography (p.377) -- Index (p.392) -- About the Author (p.406).

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