"Pennsylvania Dutch," and other essays

"Pennsylvania Dutch," and other essays

The leading article in this collection appeared, as first published, in the Atlantic Monthly in October, 1869. After this essay was written I became better acquainted with our plain German sects, and wrote articles describing them, which were published in the first edition of this book. It appeared in 1872. To the second edition were added Bethlehem and the Moravians and Schwenkfelders, as well as an Appendix, and the edition was published about the opening of 1874. The present volume contains articles that have never before appeared in book-form, namely, The Miners of Scranton, Irish Farmers, and English. However, the first was published in Harpers Magazine for November, 1877. Another short article appeared earlier in the same periodical; and several other essays[6] were first brought before the public in Philadelphia and New York papers. From personal observation I have been able to revise a considerable part of this volume, which contains more than double the amount of matter comprised in the first edition. August, 1882. [7] [11] I have lived for twenty years in the county of Lancaster, where my neighbors on all sides are Pennsylvania Dutch. In this article I shall try to give, from my own observation and familiar acquaintance, some account of the life of a people who are little known outside of the rural neighborhoods of their own State, who have much that is peculiar in their language, customs, and belief, and of whom I have learned to esteem the native good sense, friendly feeling, and religious character. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 66277
Author: Gibbons, Phebe Earle
Release Date: Sep 12, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English