Tennessee John Stoltzfus Amish Church-Related Documents and Family Letters

The translated letters (1832-1887) by and to John Stoltzfus as well as documents usher readers into the mid-19th-century world where a Great Schism occurred among the Amish as the line between compromise and rejection of religious conviction was passionately debated. Reveals communication network stretching from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa to Tennessee, where rural settings depict Amish folkways and family life.Yoder, Paton is the author of 'Tennessee John Stoltzfus Amish Church-Related Documents and Family Letters', published 1987 under ISBN 9780961447953 and ISBN 0961447958.