Life in Amana : Reporters' Views of the Communal Way, 1867-1935

[Iowa City, Iowa]: Penfield Press, 1998. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Flat, uncreased spine. Illustrations. Chronology. From the Introduction by John Zug: "The Amanas are a wispy brush of soft memory across the face of yesterday that never can quite be recreated, even in the mind. For times change relentlessly, and with it come changes in the faces and beliefs of the people, and even in the face of the earth as they place upon it their mark. Here was the New World home of the Community of True Inspiration, founded in 1855. Their way was communal. There were 25,000 rich acres, and each member -- of German, Swiss, and Alsatian ancestry -- handed down his skills from father to son, from mother to daughter, in the Old World tradition. Thus were manned the farms, woolen mills, meat smoking plants, furniture factory, wineries, community kitchens, and other industries.". 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Trade Paperback. Near Fine condition. 192pp. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed).…