Kinship Concealed: Amish Mennonite and African American Family

Kinship Concealed: Amish Mennonite and African American Family Connections

There are two amazing and unlikely narratives in this book. One is the unusual story of Amish immigrant brothers who take divergent paths to distant worlds. Jacob Mast becomes the leading bishop of the Amish of Berks and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania; his brother John abandons his spiritual community and absorbs the values of the North Carolinian South, including slavery. These paths do not converge until, generations later, two descendants meet on a Midwestern college campus. And there lies the second amazing story; how the coauthors, one African American and the other Anglo American discovered their common roots while teaching at Hesston College... Cranford and Roth invite the reader to join their journey of exploration and discovery. There is enough fact to confound and enough mystery to intrigue. They weave together fact and imagination, candor and sympathy, mystery and mysticism into a narrative that begs to be read!

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
Brand	imusti
EAN	9781937952426
Feature	amish, genealogy, novels, Pennsylvania History
ISBN	1937952428
Label	Legacy Book Publishing
Manufacturer	Legacy Book Publishing
MPN	9781937952426
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	320
PartNumber	9781937952426
PublicationDate	2013-07-22
Publisher	Legacy Book Publishing
Studio	Legacy Book Publishing
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Kinship Concealed: Amish Mennonite and African American Family Connections