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Holmespun: An Intimate Portrait of an Amish and Mennonite Community

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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.

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.

A beautiful collection of photos from Holmes County, Ohio along with interesting background information about the people and customs of this area.

I have been to Holmes County before, and this book accuratly and beautifully shows the Amish of Ohio! I would (and have!) reccomend this book to anyone who loves beautiful photograhy, the Amish, and Holmes County! I couldn't put it down! I would LOVE to own this book!

A wonderfully done pictoral of Holmes County, Ohio. After visiting there, it's a lovely reminder of the people and places. The pictures and stories capture the beauty and simplicity of the Amish/Mennonite communities in Holmes County. This book brings back wonderful memories.