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Subject(s)

• Amish—Iowa—Kalona Region—Diaries [Browse]
• Amish women—Iowa—Kalona Region—Diaries [Browse]
• Kalona Region (Iowa)—Social life and customs [Browse]
• Fisher, Sarah—Diaries [Browse]

Related name

• Fisher, Sarah [Browse]

Series

• Bur oak original. [More in this series]
• A Bur oak original

Summary note

"Have you ever kept a diary?" With that question author Martha Davis sets out on her journey into the quietly remarkable life of an Old Order Amish woman know to us as Sarah Fisher. Sarah not only kept a diary but welcomed Martha to read it and to view the world through her eyes. The even, peaceful tenor of Sarah's diary entries and the closeness to nature of her life and work will make readers question the pace and values of their own lives, and the degree of social interconnectedness in Sarah's world will offer a model for many of us outside it.Sarah's brief daily notations, rec

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]).

Language note

English

Contents

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Coming to Know Sarah; January and February; 2. Sarah the Teacher: Mother and Guide; March and April; 3. Sarah the Quilter: The Season of Quilting; May, June, July, and August; 4. Sarah the Gardener: The Season of Growing; September and October; 5. Sarah the Entrepreneur: The Fisher Kitchens; November and December; 6. Sarah the Writer: Circle Letters and Poetry; Afterword; Works Cited

ISBN

1-58729-044-8

OCLC

44960515

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