Amish Life: A Photographic Celebration of Modern Amish Life

by Daniel Rodriguez

Meet Today s Amish This gorgeous photographic study of modern Amish life offers a sensitive but realistic look at contemporary Amish experience and culture. With fascinating insight on how Amish live and how they function in a technologically advanced world, it explains the ongoing significance of Amish dress, architecture, and customs. Dr. Daniel Rodriguez, a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania-based photojournalist with a deep understanding of the Plain communities, provides stunning color photography. The book covers both Amish and Old Order Mennonites the only two groups of Americans who still travel by horse and buggy. This is a book that avoids easy stereotypes. For readers who may struggle to understand folk who farm without tractors and live without electricity, Amish Life will be an eye-opener. Inside Amish Stunning color photographs of daily Amish life. A realistic, candid look inside the one-dimensional tourist stereotype. The significance of uniformity in Amish dress and vehicle styles. Why some Plain families don t use electricity and why some do. How to distinguish Amish-owned houses from non-Amish structures. The importance of recreation and social gatherings in the Amish community.

176 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication December 31, 2028