Amish Society Author:John Hostetler Known by their peculiar garb and stubborn refusal to keep pace with the technological society surrounding them, the Old Order Amish are one of the most conspicous folk groups on America. They drive buggies in preference to automobiles, disdain higher education, hold four hour preaching servieces in their homes and refuse to accept goverment subs... more »idies. They prize country ways. Amish Society is an absorbing account of people who have said no to progress.It tells of ther history and heritage, thier customs and folkways, the comunal triumphs and personal agonies that result from their conlicts with modern civilzation.« less