Inside look at an Amish and Mennonite lifestyle in transition, with lavish photo spreads and family profiles.
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"Holmespun...offers an inside-out look at a plain lifestyle in transition, with lavish photo spreads and family profiles..." -- Mark Ellis, The Columbus Dispatch
"Packed with glorious photos, this book is a peek into what most people consider a completely alien culture." -- Zanne Marie-Gray, Bookreview.com
"This is a beautiful book with handsome photos and a wealth of material..." -- Anne Thompson, The Rocky Ford Daily Gazette
"[Holmespun] offers an inside-out look at a plain lifestyle in transition, with lavish photo spreads and family profiles..." -- Mark Ellis, The Columbus Dispatch, August 29, 2002
"Packed with glorious photos, this book is a peek into what most people consider a completely alien culture." -- Zanne Marie-Gray, Bookreview.com
"This is a beautiful book with handsome photos and a wealth of material..." -- Anne Thompson, The Rocky Ford Daily Gazette
"[Holmespun] offers an inside-out look at a plain lifestyle in transition, with lavish photo spreads and family profiles..." -- Mark Ellis, The Columbus Dispatch, August 29, 2002
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A portion of the proceeds from this book are donated to the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center in Holmes County, Ohio, (a.k.a. the Mennonite Information Center, Home of Behalt)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Filled with captivating color photographs,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Holmespun: An Intimate Portrait of an Amish and Mennonite Community (Hardcover)
A 2003 Independent Publisher award finalist, and winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award of the Publishers Marketing Association, Holmespun: An Intimate Port-rait Of An Amish And Mennonite Community is a lavishly presented portrait of life in Amish and Mennonite communities. Photographers Amanda Lumry and Loren Wengerd effectively collaborate to produce a thoroughly fascinating and visually wonderful presentation filled with captivating color photographs which are complemented by an informed and absorbing text written by Laura Hurwitz and describing the events of daily life. Holmespun is a simply wonderful addition to personal photography book collections and recommended for community library collections seeking to include commendable materials for readers seeking information on Amish and Mennonite lifestyles and communities.
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Holmespun,
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This review is from: Holmespun: An Intimate Portrait of an Amish and Mennonite Community (Hardcover)
This book is truly amazing! In this day and age, you would never know that a community of that nature still existed. With the hustle and bustle of my daily routine (I consider my family an "Average American Family"), it really makes you want to live the life of the Amish and Mennonite families. I live in the suburbs of Sacramento and their lifestyle is completely foreign to me. After looking at all of the wonderful photographs, I immediately wanted to cook a home cooked meal and a pie from scratch. I would truly love to visit Holmes County one day and see these kind, hard-working people firsthand. I am going to give this book as a gift to my mother, both of my sisters and my close friends. I know they will enjoy it as much as I have.
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A beautiful collection of photos from Holmes County, Ohio along with interesting background information about the people and customs of this area.
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Both the Amish and the Mennonites can trace their roots back to the Anabaptist movement, which started in 1525 in Zurich, Switzerland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holmes County, Lydia Ann, Mary Beth, Pennsylvania Dutch, Mount Hope, The Budget, Wayne Dalton, Beachy Amish, Katie Ann, Keim Lumber, Previous Page, The Wooden Toy Shop New!
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Both the Amish and the Mennonites can trace their roots back to the Anabaptist movement, which started in 1525 in Zurich, Switzerland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holmes County, Lydia Ann, Mary Beth, Pennsylvania Dutch, Mount Hope, The Budget, Wayne Dalton, Beachy Amish, Katie Ann, Keim Lumber, Previous Page, The Wooden Toy Shop New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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