Born Amish

Garrett, Ruth Irene and Deborah Morse-Kahn

ISBN 10: 1563119633 / ISBN 13: 9781563119637

Published by Turner Publishing, Paducah, KY, 2004

About this Item

First printing. An autobiographical story of growing up Amish and the faith journey that led her to leave the Amish order. Includes many photographs. Jacket very gently rubbed, in mylar. Signed by Garrett on the front free end paper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # M140435

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Born Amish
• Publisher: Turner Publishing, Paducah, KY
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563119633
• ISBN 13: 9781563119637
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion/Theology

About this title

Synopsis

Ruth Irene Garrett fell in love with an Englischer at the age of 21 and left her Amish community to begin her new life out in the world. Deborah Morse-Kahn has been writing about this very special religious community in the United States. In Born Amish we learn aboutlife as a child growing up in the Amish farming community of Kalona, Iowa: school, games and chores; work, crafts and foods; clothing, farming and tumbling about with many brothers and sisters. We learn about the expectations for girls and boys, and then for young women and young men, in Amish families; of social roles and understandings about courtship and marriage; about adult baptism and the often wrenching decisions young Amish men and women must make to go out into the English world into mainstream Christian congregations, or to stay and make a life of faith in the Amish church.

About the Author

DEBORAH MORSE-KAHN, an historian and sociologist and the author of numerous books on Upper Midwest history and life, is director of Regional Research Associates in Minnesota and is a specialist in the ethnic and religious communities of midwestern America. She lectures frequently on American Public History throughout the United States and serves as Adjunct Faculty in Public History, Military History and World Religious Studies.

RUTH IRENE GARRETT, the subject of the national best-seller "Crossing Over: One Woman's Escape From Amish Life" first published in 2001 and "My Amish Heritage" published in 2003, resides with her husband, photographer Ottie Garrett, Jr. in Glasgow, Kentucky and lectures frequently on Amish life to eager audiences around the country.