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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

An Outsider's Look Inside Amish Community (NPR)

From NPR News:

All Things Considered, June 18, 2007 ยท Writer Joe Mackall gained unprecedented access to one of the most conservative Amish communities through his neighbor Samuel. In his new book, Plain Secrets, Mackall chronicles the tightly knit society of Ohio's Swartzentruber Amish.

Mackall talks to Andrea Seabrook about how he gained the trust of his Amish neighbor, how the community takes care of its own members even as it subverts their individuality, the plight of Amish women, and what it's really like to ride in a buggy.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11164344

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