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Amish Houses & Barns (People's Place Book #11)

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While the title of this book suggests the obvious--that it deals with the houses and barns of the Amish--there is much more to it. After a cursory discussion of Amish architectural preferences, the author focuses on three Amish farms to give the reader a better sense of how Amish farmsteads and farming practices have evolved. These accounts are, however, largely genealogical. Overall, the book is very enlightening and informative; it is written in a clear and refreshingly lucid manner, and contains numerous black & white photographs of homes, farm buildings and equipment--and, in some cases, livestock. Truly a pleasure to read.

I bought this book at a gift for Valentine's Day, thinking it would show many Amish barns, their construction and variety. Instead, the book is a history of a few foundation Amish families, their homesteads and geneology. It was not a successful gift, alas.