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Rumspringa
Rumspringa
Author: Tom Shachtman
Rumspringa is Tom Shachtman's celebrated look at a little known Amish coming-of-age ritual, the rumspringa -- the period of "running around" that begins at age sixteen. During this time, Amish youth are allowed to live outside the bounds of their faith, experimenting with alcohol, premarital sex, revealing clothes, telepho...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780739478059
ISBN-10: 0739478052
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 286
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Publisher: North Point Press
Book Type: Paperback
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I was expecting something more from this book, more about rumspringa in particular. It had some great information about the Amish - maybe a bit slanted, but from my limited knowledge of their culture, it seemed pretty dead on. Worth a read, but know it has a lot more than just rumspringa information.
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I thought this book was very informative. I learned a lot of things about the Amish population that I had not known before.


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