This book tells and interprets the story of Joseph W Yoder (1872-1956), author of 'Rosanna of the Amish' and a musician. His journeyfrom an isolated, Pennsylvania religious subculture to the world and backis a heroic quest, fraught with conflicts, misunderstandings, and reversals of intention. "This is must reading for anyone interested in the paradoxes of Amish mentality in the American context, seen here through the prism of a lyrical writers wrestling with her own calling." John L. Ruth, author of The Earth Is the Lords: A Narrative History of Lancaster Mennonite Conferenc
ISBN: 9781931038065 (2003) 203pp
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