Snow hill: in the shadows of the ephrata cloister
Éditeur :
Kent State University Press
ISBN :
9781606350652
Date de publication :
29 oct. 2010
Dimensions :
23,2 x 16,1 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
420 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
During the first half of the eighteenth century, Pennsylvania became home to a variety of German-speaking sectarians who rebelled against the oppression of European state-church establishments and migrated to the United States. This book offers a fascinating exploration of one such community.